School News

​Kukerin Primary School

• P&C Fundraiser – Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough. Order forms and brochure have been sent home and orders close this Friday August 31. For more information please contact Kylie Read on 0429 870 689.
• Volunteers needed for athletics carnival on Friday September 14. Please contact Deb Doney by this Friday August 31st.
• 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.
• 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 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

• Last week a permission slip regarding the school Faction Athletics Carnival (to be held Friday September 7) went home with information about the day. Incorrect information was in the letter regarding uniform. School Council decided that all children will wear their school logo t-shirt and a wrist band in yellow or green will be worn to depict what faction they are in. Wristbands have been ordered and will arrive this week.
• 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.
• A Public School Review process by the Department of Education will begin next term, and Dumbleyung Primary School has been chosen in the first round. A review team will assess all aspects of our school regarding teaching and learning, community relationships and partnerships and student performance and progress. The reviewers will be visiting in week 5 of Term 4 and a detailed report will be provided to us/made public upon completion.

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