6th December 2024

School Vision

From the Principal

Newsletter Friday Term 4 Week 9 2024

Dear Parents and Carers,

I can’t believe how quickly the year has flown by. It has been an incredibly productive year with lots of achievements to be proud of. I would like to congratulate all staff and students for a successful year and thank all parents for their contributions and support to our school community. 

Thank you also to our dedicated School Board and School Board Chairperson, Mr Matthew White as well as the amazing work of the P & C led by President, Mr Joseph Madafferi. We are so fortunate to have such a supportive and engaged school community who give up their time to support and assist our school in achieving the aims set out in our Business Plan. There is very strong research evidence stating that students whose parents are involved in their schooling, have better educational outcomes. I encourage you, where possible, to get involved with the school community, parent help, events and activities.

Colour Run

Today has seen the first Colour Run held in Madeley PS’s history. It has been a fabulous fundraising event managed by the P&C. The profits from the event will assist with the furnishing of the future Wellness Hub. We would like to give a special mention to Giao Valenti, Joe Madafferi and Adam Marinich for their hard work in organising today’s event. We have achieved more than our goal of $25,000 in total, of which the school will receive $15,000+. What an amazing achievement!

Madeley’s Got Talent

We were witness to some sensational performances by our students at Madeley’s Got Talent on Wednesday.  Congratulations to all performers, from those who auditioned to those who performed on the day, as they were all very impressive performers. We had a three-way tie for third place, showing just how close the competition was this year. A very big thank you to Mr Townsager who has dedicated countless hours to auditioning and rehearsing all acts for the show.

The winners were:

1^st Place: Jayden Tan

2^nd Place: Wipe Out on the Drums

3^rd Place: Eve Paterson, Sophie Cole, Lily Coventry & Aaliyah Bowler

Congratulations Layla Hutchinson

We would like to acknowledge Layla Hutchinson for her amazing talent also. Layla was recently the winner of a Lego Australia competition, receiving a trip for herself and family to Sydney as part of her prize. Her winning design of a ‘Robot Kangaroo Solar Powered Super Sleigh’ was turned into an amazing Lego creation which was unveiled at the Lego event in Sydney. Her drawing/design was also included as an illustration in Sophie Beer’s new Christmas book “Santa’s Summer Sleigh”. Layla was lucky enough to have a meet and greet with the author and has kindly donated a copy of the book to our library. Congratulations Layla!

School Reports  

School Reports will be emailed out on the afternoon of Monday 9^th December. Please ensure that your email and contact details are up to date at the office to enable you to receive them on the day. Please note that the link sent to you will only be valid for two weeks so please ensure that you download the reports within this time.

Staffing for 2025

I would like to acknowledge the wonderful staff who will be leaving Madeley at the end of this year. A very big thank you and best wishes to them all for 2025. We say a temporary goodbye to Sally Price, Kim Clark and Aida Jabado as they spread their wings at different schools for the year. We also say farewell to Kylie Reeves, Cath Lyons, Jonathon Townsager, Marita Burston-Stow, Nicole Smith, Karli Mooy and Josie Beal. We wish them all the best for their future endeavours.

Student Leaders

I would like to thank all of our school leaders for 2024 who were absolutely fantastic and very proudly represented the students of Madeley PS.  We took the leaders to a celebratory breakfast on Tuesday to congratulate and thank them for a job well done. Our Student Leaders for 2025 will be announced at the Awards Ceremony next week.

Classes 2025

Next year, to enable a warm welcome to the start of the school year, we will be holding a Meet and Greet with classroom teachers. On Tuesday 4^th February 2025 from 2pm – 3pm, we welcome all parents and students to come along to a meet and greet with their new class teacher and unpack their belongings. Please bring along students’ stationery and booklist items to assist them to set up for Day 1 and allow the teachers to welcome and get to know their students. Please note that class lists can only be viewed from 2pm onwards, not before this time.

Later that afternoon, we will post class lists on Connect. Upon posting on Connect, we ask that parents do not repost this information to social media or any other location, as this is private information and not for general circulation.  

At 2pm, we invite parents and students to view class lists and then attend their Meet & Greet. The class lists will be available at the following locations:

School Year 2025

The students’ last day of the school year is next Thursday 12^th December. The first day back to school next year is Wednesday 5^th February 2025.  The school office will be open from Wednesday 29^th January – Tuesday 4^th February 2025 from 8 am – 4 pm for any enquiries or enrolments.

School Security During the Holidays

We rely on the community for support to keep our school secure and safe during the holiday period.  Parents are asked to keep an eye on our school during the holiday period and report any suspicious behaviour to Education Security on 9264 4632 or Police 131 444.  The Education Security phone number is on signage on the school fencing also.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our staff, students, parents and the wider community a very happy and safe Christmas and holiday season.  We all look forward to seeing you all again in 2025. 

Kind regards

Lainie Beccegato

Principal

Important Dates

2024 Upcoming Events

**Please be aware the dates published are a guide and may change**

2025 Term Dates

2025 School Development Days

Parent Information

Night Sky Night

Friday 22^nd November saw our second Night Sky Night. The head astronomer, Rick, from Gin Gin Gravity Discovery Centre took our Year 5 students and their families on a fun tour of our night sky. The weather hadn’t looked good all week, but the weather god’s were kind to us and gave us a beautifully clear evening. This year started differently with Rick having our discussion outside and using his laser pointer to point out different things in the sky (Mercury, Orion's belt, and some other stars and constellations) before we moved onto the telescopes. In the telescopes we got to see Saturn and 2 of its moons, Venus (which was shining very brightly), Acamar (a double star), and a nebula. It was another great night enjoyed by both children and adults.

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Layla LEGO Christmas Campaign

A few months ago, the team at LEGO Australia invited the winners of our Term 2 Big Art Comp, which included Layla Hutchison, to submit drawings for their ‘Santa’s Summer Sleigh’ Christmas campaign, which launched on Monday 2/12/224

A selection of these designs is now display at the world’s largest LEGO® Store at Pitt St Mall, built entirely from LEGO bricks, and the children attended the launch event . Additionally, some of the designs are featured in an animated video, digital book, and audio book for the campaign.

School Chaplain

Hello parents, grandparents and carers.

Hi everyone,

Well, another year winding down. I pray that your holiday break will be refreshing and relaxing.

I thank all the children for making my year so wonderful and special. 

Always sad to see the Year 6’s leave, but excited for what the future has in store for them in the next part of their journey.

As we know, sometimes it can be a tough time for some families in one way or another. Please remember there are so many services out there that can lend support.

Also be thinking of those who could do with a helping hand, an encouraging word, an act of kindness or just a smile that makes their day.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Below are some services available.

Kids Helpline 24/7  Phone and online counselling for young people 5-25

1800551800

Beyond Blue free 24/7 phone counselling for all age groups with depression or anxiety

1300224636

Helpingminds -mental health services and carer support.

Is someone in your life living with mental ill-health.

Lifeline 24/7 helpline that provides generalist crisis counselling information and referral services

131114

CRC Christian Revival Church in Wangara,  

20 Uphill Place

Wangara

Foodbank shop

Open hours-

 Fridays 9:00-11:00.

The Pantry

25 Dellamarta Drive  

Wangara 

Open hours-

Wednesday         9:00-10.45am

Fridays                  11.am-2.45pm

Kind regards Tania Malloch (School Chaplain)

Playgroup

Crunch & Sip

P&C News

Canteen News

School Nurse

Camp Australia

Community News

Please see NOTICE BOARD for more local clubs located at the end of the newsletter.

UWA Holiday Sport Clinic

Community Groups/Clubs

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