Badgingarra Primary School

Home Contact us Assembly Athletics Science The team Calendar

Badgingarra Primary School

Try out our new maths sheet generator Click here

Solar energy produced to date

33,512 Kwh

35,221 Kwh( 11/11/11)

36,569 Kwh (28/11/11)

41,590 Kwh (6/2/12)

44977 Kwh (14/2/12)

49878 Kwh (10/5/12)

Hello to all

"The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth."

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

JIM’S SPOT

I am sorry that last week we did not have a newsletter due to the previous week’s newsletter coming out on the Thursday.

Firstly a big thank you to John Scotney for addressing the school at our ANZAC Service. John told the children about his recent trip to New Guinea and what that meant to him. Unfortunately I had to be in Cervantes during the day so I missed hearing what proved to be a very interesting address.

The excursion to Perth to see Mary Poppins was well received by the children. They obviously enjoyed themselves and returned to school telling me about the show. (I must find a Chimney Sweep to kiss before Oz Lotto tomorrow night if I want good luck.)

Thank you to the P&C for subsidising this cultural excursion. I think that it is important that we afford opportunities such as this to allow the children a broad education and one that is more than just “The stuff we learn at school”.

This week is rather quiet as far as our second term is looking. I have to go to Carnamah for a cluster meeting on Thursday but that is the only date that I have noted.

Mrs McCooke and Mrs Doig are going to the Early Years Framework convention on Saturday as part of their professional development.

Next week of course is NAPLAN week. The children in years 3, 5 and 7 will be tested in Numeracy, Writing and Language Conventions (spelling and grammar) and Reading. This will be done on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. If there are any absences we are able to complete the tests on Friday.

Parents do have the right to withdraw their children from the tests if they so desire.

We have purchased five iPads for school and these are now being used with more frequency. Mr Whittome and Mrs Doig have downloaded several Apps so that we are able to reinforce some of the teaching that occurs in the classroom.

We have also purchased 4 new computers that have been allocated to the library to enhance library studies and learning in general. Hopefully within the next fortnight we will have our new curriculum server (i.e. the server that provides the internet to the children’s computers) so that we are able to communicate with Watheroo, Dandaragan, Latham and Buntine as part of our lead up to the Joint Schools Science Camp. This will be done through Centra, which is a new programme provided through the education department.

If the weather permits on Friday 18^th May we will have a “Walk to School” day. The children will be dropped off at the corner and walk up to school under the direction of the staff. There will be no need for any other arrangements (permission slips) for this event.

Don’t forget the “Carnaby Dinner” is on the 25^th May. Organize a group now for a good night out.