School News

Kukerin Primary School

• The school has been successful in winning a $5000 Science grant. Funds will be a fantastic boost to the science program and resources – thank you to Science teacher Mrs Sharon Phillips for your help in applying for this grant. We intend to use the grant to extend our Primary Connections Science Program by obtaining all of the teacher manuals, the experiment kits for each manual and special storage trolleys. The will ensure the school has the necessary equipment to provide practical ‘hands on’ lessons across the year levels.
• Volunteers needed for athletics carnival on Friday September 14. Please contact Deb Doney by Friday August 31.
• The school will be celebrating Book Week with a dress up day on Friday August 24. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character. If you have any questions please contact the school.
• WANTED – foam trays, boxes (cereal or smaller), plastic containers etc. please send them into the school if you can spare.
• GWN Weather Wall – Kukerin PS students are participating in the GWN7 Schools’ Weather Wall throughout Term 3. Listen in on Wednesday evenings to hear the students’ weather report details.
• P&C Fundraiser – Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough. Order forms and brochure have been sent home and orders close August 31. For more information please contact Kylie Read on 0429 870 689.
• Great Aussie Crunch – the school is taking part in the Great Aussie Crunch on Tuesday September 4, joining with other schools to simultaneously crunch on fresh vegetables and have fun doing it! Please ensure your child brings some fresh, washed vegetables to crunch on.
• VacSwim – You can now enrol your child/children in Vac Swim swimming lessons held during the October and December/January School Holidays.

Date to remember:
August 21 – Musica Viva
August 24 – Book Week
August 31 – Family Day Celebration
September 1 – Great Aussie Crunch
September 14 – Athletics Carnival at Pingrup (no kindy)
September 18 – Senior Room Assembly
September 21 – Last day of Term 3

Dumbleyung Primary School

• Aladdin! We went, we soared, we conquered and what a wonderful experience it was for our students. Greatest thanks to the P&C for making the day possible and to the assisting staff and helpers for making the day run smoothly.
• Hand, Foot and Mouth is circling around the community at the moment. I would like to remind parents to be vigilant in keeping children home if they appear unwell. Watch out for a fever and possible runny nose, blisters will appear after this stage. Please keep children home while they have visible blisters on their hands, feet or mouth.
• You may have heard that NAPLAN Online was introduced in 2018, with 274 schools Western Australian schools participating. Our school will be transitioning to NAPLAN Online in 2019. NAPLAN online will provide better assessment, more precise results and faster turnaround of information. During late August/early September 2018 all students in year 3 and 5 will participate in a trial of the assessment platform.
• Congratulations to Dumbleyung Primary School Principal Melanie Ball who recently graduated with a Masters of School Leadership from the University of Western Australia.

Dates to remember:
August 23 – Bookweek
September 7 – Faction Athletics Carnival
September 14 – Interschool Athletics Yealering/Wickepin
September 20 – School Photos and Assembly
September 21 – Last day of Term 3