FATHERING PROJECT

The Fathering Project launched last week with a large turnout of fathers keen to learn more about the program and get involved. There were even Dad’s of children who are yet to enrol at school, which demonstrates the community nature of the program. Steve McQuillan has put together a motley crew of Champion Dadio’s (not my words) who will get together to plan the first event.

OVAL REDEVELOPMENT – Stage 2

Thanks to Dads Gavin, Travis and the team of helpers who worked so hard at the Busy Bee on 2nd June 2017. They removed a fence and leveled the ground in preparation for the concrete pad to be laid. Thank you to the businesses who provided equipment free of charge: 

• Tim Davies Landscaping and Travis Lithgo for the excavator
• Gavin Barac for the bobcat and
• Deep Green Landscaping for the fencing.

We have some really wonderful and generous parents in our school community.

NEW LOCAL INTAKE SCHOOL

The State made an announcement about a new local intake school to be built on Kitchener Park for the start of 2020. Included in this newsletter is information received yesterday with further information to follow.

COMMUNITY FORUM

A Community Forum will be held on Tuesday, 27 June 2017 in the school library starting at 7.00pm. The idea behind the forum is to discuss issues related to the after-hours use of the school grounds and to seek feedback and ideas on strategies to minimise disruptive behaviour and vandalism. If you would like to attend the Forum please RSVP no later than Friday, 23 June 2017 by email to Vicki Roberts or by calling the School on 9242 3677.

AFTER SCHOOL SPORT

All students attending an after school organised sport activity run by a coach eg: hockey or netball, still need to be supervised by a parent or an adult. If you are unable to attend please arrange for another parent who is on site, to be the stand guardian to that child. It is important that the coach is aware of this, especially if there is an accident or injury.

All siblings not involved in the activity need to be actively supervised by an adult during the training session on the school site. If the training is before school siblings need to be sitting with their parent while the coaching is on or move to the undercover area, not be playing another sport when other students start arriving at school before 8:30am. 

PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION

STUDENT REPORTS

We will be sending student reports via email this semester, therefore it is important for us to have the correct email addresses for parents on our school database. If you have recently changed your email address, please contact the school at mounthawthorn.ps@education.wa.edu.au 

By clicking a link in the email, your child’s report will download as a PDF file, which it is recommended that you save or print. If you have not received an email with the link by the end of Wednesday, 28 June please email the above address. The link remains valid for four weeks.

HEADLICE

There have been several cases of headlice reported recently. Please check your child/ren for lice and eggs and only return to school after they have been treated. More information is available on the Healthy WA website.