From the Principal
Welcome back to another year of opportunity at Shelley Primary School. Despite the ongoing heat our students continue to engage with curriculum. Recently I became aware of a website called Better Education. On that site we are ranked number 19 of the more than 800 public and private primary schools in WA, reinforcing the high standards and performance of our school. https://bettereducation.com.au/school/Primary/wa/wa_top_primary_schools.aspx
Parents and carers are reminded that maintaining student attendance above 90% is important to support learning. Last year our average attendance, across the school was 93%, above 2022 but well below the 95% we have averaged in recent years.
Traffic Issues
Last year we had some complaints from residents about cars blocking their driveways in the afternoons. We encourage older students to walk or ride to school if they can; it is better for their health and improves the traffic flow.
Our new bike shelter is finished. We encourage students to ride, scoot or walk to school over the rest of the term as the weather (hopefully) begins to cool down.
Student Leaders
We presented badges to our student council and house captains at the assembly yesterday. I was also pleased to announce our 2024 Ambassadors, Tech team and Recycling team. Their badges have been ordered and will be presented at a future assembly.
2024 Head Students
Annie and Cornelius
2024 Councillors
Ben, Chloe, Elise, Jasper, Kaitlyn and Tyler
House Captains
Quokkas (Red) – Jaden and Jordyn Emus (Blue) – Stella and Tom
Geckoes (Green) – Peri and Shanil Dingoes (Gold) – Isobel and Noah
Ambassadors
Harry, Charlotte, Jacob, Kenzy, Clarissa, Samantha.
Tech Team
Yojit, Samuel, Ivan and Jayden
Recycling Team Leaders
Kate and Jude
Kind Regards
Trevor Phoebe – Principal
Notices from Admin
Contributions and Charges
Thank you to the parents who have paid for your children’s Voluntary Contributions through West School Supplies and Qkr Online Payment. We greatly appreciate your support.
The Shelley Primary School Board has endorsed an amount of $60.00 per student for Voluntary Contributions for 2024. This equates to approximately $1.50 per week. These costs enhance the teaching and learning opportunities for all students and supplement funding gained from other sources, including the State and Federal government
You can pay this contribution using the Qkr! app.
For more information on school costs, please click on the link provided below:
Click to access 2024-Contributions-and-Charges-Schedule.pdf
Technology Contributions
The Western Australian curriculum requires students to learn to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) effectively and appropriately to access, create and communicate information and ideas, solve problems and work collaboratively in all learning areas. Shelley Primary School have invested heavily in computers, laptops and iPads for student use which have a range of student friendly software installed. Our programs such as; Bug Club Reading, Literacy Pro and Mathletics can all be accessed at home by students to support the consolidation of learning at school. To assist with purchasing apps and device management programs, we request a $30 contribution per student in Years PP – 6 and $15 for Kindy. The Shelley Primary School Board has approved this.
You can easily make this contribution using the Qkr app.
P & C Contributions
An error was made in the Personal Items Lists (book lists) for 2024. The P & C Contribution is $40 per student, not per family as stated in the Personal Items Lists.
Thank you to all families who have already paid the P & C Contributions, we would appreciate it if you would kindly pay $40 per student to support P & C projects in the school. P & C payments can be made on Qkr!
Volunteers Health & Safety Induction
From Term 1 2024, contractors, therapists, and volunteers must complete a health and safety induction on the first day they visit the school. This takes 5-10 minutes and can be completed on the iPad in the Admin Office or online.
For the purpose of the induction parents and caregivers helping in the canteen, classroom, sports carnival, special days (eg Diwali) and library are considered volunteers and are required to complete the induction. If you are visiting the school to pick up/drop off your child, meet with your child’s teacher or attend an assembly you are not considered a volunteer.
From the date of first completion, they will need to complete the induction again in 12 months, and then every following 12 months.
Please contact Deb Pettit, Manager Corporate Services on 9235 1450 or deb.pettit@education.wa.edu.au if you have any questions regarding these inductions or would prefer to complete the induction online at home.
Parent and Child Volunteer Declaration Form
In addition to the health and safety induction, all volunteers should attend the Admin Office to complete a Parent and Child Declaration Form. This should be completed annually. Other visitors to the school (eg Grandparents volunteering) must hold a valid working with children check.
Thank you for helping keep our children safe!
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NAPLAN 2024
This year, NAPLAN will take place in Term 1, Weeks 7 & 8. Students in Years 3 and 5 will take part in NAPLAN. These students were given an Information for parents and Carers flyer to take home, if you did not receive one, please click the link.
Below is the timetable for NAPLAN @ Shelley.
Merit Certificate Winners
Congratulations to our Merit Certificate Winners!
Second-Hand Uniform Shop
The second-hand uniform shop, which is located next to the canteen and run by our student councillors, will be back in business in a couple of weeks. All proceeds raised through the sale of second-hand uniforms go towards the Year 6 gift for the school.
We have a great selection of second-hand uniforms in good condition, which are available for a $2 donation.
The shop will be open every Friday during school term from 8:30am to 8:45am.
If you have any uniforms that your children no longer require, we kindly request that you consider donating them back to the school. Please drop off any donations at the administration office. Please ensure that all clothing is washed and in good condition.
Thank you for supporting this initiative!
P&C Family Fun Night
Last Friday, in perfect conditions, the fantastic P&C Family Fun Night was held. There were food trucks, Student Councillor organised activities, a BBQ, a dunking machine and other great activities. This year, an enterprising Year 6 student – Xavier, made a presentation at a recent P&C meeting, which met with unanimous approval. He used a 3D printer to produce a range of objects that he sold at the Fun Night and raised funds for the P&C. Well done Xavier, we’re sure that you’ll continue to be enterprising in the future.
Canteen in need of Volunteers
Our P & C is constantly in need of volunteers to keep the canteen running. If you would like to volunteer to help out please contact us at shelleycanteen@gmail.com
The WA Health Department has recently made it mandatory for everyone who works in a school canteen to complete the following two online courses, both are free and do not need to be completed all in one go.
The Food Safe Online course can be found here: https://www.ehawa.org.au/events/category/foodsafe-online-43 Use the code FSCANNI350 on the payment details screen, for free access.
The second course, All About Allergens is the first course on this site, it can be found here: https://foodallergytraining.org.au
Please print the certificates and deliver to the canteen or email to us at shelleycanteen@gmail.com.
We appreciate parents and caretakers taking the time to do these courses to continue supporting our canteen.
Thank you and kind regards,
Karolina & Vicky
News from Helping Hands Shelley
Helping Hands Shelley had a blast hosting the Lolly Guessing Game at Family Fun Night on Friday 16th Feb. Congratulations to the following winners:
Jar 1: Heidi, Year 1
Jar 2: Jasper, Year 6
Jar 3: Dalia, Year 2
Jar 4: Mahi, Year 2
Enrolments
To attend a session with Helping Hands, please visit our website https://www.helpinghandsnetwork.com.au/ and follow the instructions to create a Kidsoft Parent Portal account. Once your account has been created, please use it to create an enrolment for your child at Helping Hands Shelley.
For new families, once your child’s enrolment has been confirmed with us, you may book in for sessions via your online account. Please be aware that the Kidsoft Parent Portal stops accepting session bookings 48hours prior to each session.
If you are unable to book online, please text your booking request (with your child’s name, year level, class and date for the session you wish to book) to our service number 0475 822 143.
For same day booking requests for the afternoon session, please text us BEFORE 9am to ensure our staff see your message, and are able to process it and provide a response in a timely manner. We are closed between 9am-2:30pm, and our service phone may be unmanned during this time. We endeavour to respond to all messages ASAP during our operational hours.
Please do not hesitate to speak to any of our friendly staff if you have any queries.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
Kind regards,
Olivia and Annalisa
Rotary Walk Perth – Sunday 10 March 2024
The Rotary Walk Perth for Lifeline WA and Rotary Projects is a Charity Walk. A fundraising initiative by Rotary Canning River proceeds will go towards supporting Lifeline WA in its vital suicide prevention work as well as Rotary Projects to benefit the community.
The Rotary Walk Perth is an All Ages Walk. We encourage you, your work colleagues and your family to join us on this Corporate and Family Fun Walk. You may choose a 5km or 10km walk around the beautiful Swan River on Sunday 10 March 2024.
Grab your family, friends or work colleagues and sign up.
