Deanmore Primary School, Karrinyup WA

It has been an industrious week at Deanmore with Year 3, 5 and 7 students working on the National Literacy and Numeracy assessments. Special thanks to the staff from all year levels who worked hard at preparing our students for the formal test situation. Results will be forwarded to parents later in Semester 2.

Year 2 Assembly
The students from Room 12 entertained us magnificently with their Assembly
focussing on the way they value their Mums. The Junior Choir under the
direction of Annie Motherway captured our hearts with their beautiful voices
with soloists Charley, Danae, Riley and Luke making the item truly memorable.
Mrs Hancock and Mr Rodgers entertained the parents after the assembly with
Dan Rodgers demonstrating yet another skill as a barista!

Junior Firefighters
Yesterday the Kindy, Pre-primary and Year 1 students from Rooms 9,11,12,13,14,15 and 16 were kept very busy learning about a day in the life of a Fire Officer. Vienna from Mrs Foster’s class proudly introduced her dad Fire Officer Parris to her classmates, and then the fun began. The students listened attentively to many aspects of fire fighting and then had the thrill of working with the fire fighting equipment and getting a very close look at the magnificent red fire unit. From the excited discussions there were many favourite parts but helping with the water hose and watching the flashing lights were memorable moments. A huge thank you to the Fire Officers from Daglish who patiently worked with our children and gave them a wonderful introduction to their demanding roles. We are very grateful to know they are at the end of the phone!

We are reaching the end of a wonderful term at Deanmore and after a huge effort by all members of the school community we now look forward to the Easter break. Those who attended the Year 5/6 assembly yesterday were entertained by a group of very talented students. They danced, sang and made music in a highly competent manner and obviously enjoyed demonstrating their many skills to the appreciative audience. Congratulations Year 5/6 and well done to Ms Martin and Mrs Brajdic on your excellent planning and preparation for the assembly. It was a lovely note to see our much loved Maddie Speelman tinkling the ivories for the children’s rendition of John Lennon’s beautiful Imagine.

NAPLAN

Our NAPLAN preparation program will conclude early next term and I thank Greg Downes and teaching staff for the effort they have put in to ensure all aspects of the curriculum have been covered and revised. This term we purchased the wonderful ABC Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress program for all K-7 students to use at school and to have home access. If you want to speak to an enthusiastic advocate of the program chat to Kate Plichta who is doing a great job mentoring other staff on the scope of the program. This type of online program greatly supports the concepts teachers are covering throughout each school day.

Surfing Carnival

This morning I joined the parents of our talented Active After School surfers as they rode the waves in a good natured competition with students from Scarborough PS. We were amazed by the skill of all competitors, well satisfied with the stringent safety rules and supervision and of course very proud to hear that Deanmore had romped home with the trophy. Congratulations to our students and a big thank you to the Active After School supervisors, Trigg Beach Life Savers and the many parents who made the event a safe and happy occasion. Trophy was provided by Mark from Effected Iron Australian Artwork.

SAFETY is always the key to these events and only then can we sit back and cheer our children in their endeavours.

Dear Parents

Well done to Mr Morgan’s class on their wonderful assembly performance last
week. The group has responded well to his high expectations and the old
favourite was delivered in fine style. Congratulations to our Faction Captains
who received their badges at the assembly and best wishes for your first
leadership opportunity at the Faction Swimming Carnival on Monday. This
event is for swimmers to get in the water and engage in a bit of good natured
competition. It is at Churchlands SHS 25 metre pool and events are not timed.
Spectators are welcome and we thank the wonderful volunteers in advance for
their kind assistance.

Young Leaders Expo
Students who attended the expo reported the excellent opportunity it provided to
hear about different styles of leadership from a range of speakers. Nic and
James of Year 7 have compiled a report to give an indication of the breadth of
the program offered. Mr Downes is already looking at 2013 bookings for this
event.

NAPLAN
We take these National assessments seriously and Deanmore staff ensure
students cover all elements of the Mathematics and English curriculum that
children may encounter in the tests. The majority of our children will find the
tests interesting and on occasions challenging. Some children may not do as
well but all data gives us good information to use for forward planning. Dr
Flavie Waters has written some excellent tips for parents in the latest online
edition of the Deanmore P&C Bulletin. Thanks Flavie!

Surfing
Thanks to the Active After School Program operating at Deanmore some
fortunate students begin the school day in the surf. These programs rely heavily
on volunteers and we thank them for keeping our children safe. Funding from
the Active After School program pays for the bus and Dan Rodgers as
Coordinator of the program. I hope you enjoy the beautiful photo of our
students.

Dear Parents ,

Today Mr Holland’s Year 7 students started the 2012 assembly program with a wonderful item that they had rehearsed to perfection. Paul Kelly’s much admired work From Little Things Big Things Grow was delivered with wonderful attention to the sentiments of the writer. The Year One students added a great dimension to the presentation with excellent singing and signing.

We should be very proud of our Year 7 students this year. Today we saw the way the students in Mr Holland’s class are responding to his expectations for responsible and independent learning. Across the years Mr Holland’s students record perfect attendance scores. They seem determined not to miss the unique opportunities their teacher provides to weld them into a united and cohesive group and send them to secondary studies well prepared for the challenges they will encounter. I consider a quality teacher is at the heart of all successful students and in our large group of 2012 students we are seeing much evidence of successful lifelong learners. Thanks Clint Holland for your legendary preparation of Deanmore students for secondary studies. The community also notes your perfect attendance scores!

Those present heard the children raise their voices in a song that Mrs Kate Plichta and Miss Motherway have written. It is a wonderful piece of work with new lyrics for a traditional melody. The students have responded well to its rousing tempo and strong sentiments of pride and belonging.

The Crazy Hair Day sent a positive buzz throughout the school and some of our students due to great hairdressing skills were unrecognisable! Well done to the Year 7s for their organisation and for choosing the Jane McGrath Foundation to benefit from Deanmore generosity.

We are all enjoying that slight touch of Autumn in the air and this week Ms Wacker’s students wrote some brilliant poems about feelings with many of the poems having a seasonal focus. I hope you enjoy reading the poems printed in the newsletter. All were completed to Ms Wacker’s very high expectations for student work presentation. Read More…..

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the commencement of the 2012 school year at Deanmore.  Over the vacation we engaged in lots of planning to ensure the start of school was as organised as possible.  Obviously the enrolment of an additional 30 students meant Deputy Jo Marwick’s carefully structured classes went back to the drawing board.  It is a community of strong growth with an unprecedented number of parents seeking to enrol their children at Deanmore.  The many new faces are most welcome and I have met many of the parents and their children who all seem happily settled in their new classes.  New staff members Jodie Tusak (Year 3/4), Graham Morgan (Year 6/7) and Kellie Mann (Kindy) really enjoyed their start to their Deanmore teaching roles due to their great planning and support from colleagues.  Special thanks to Registar Jan Fallows and School Officer Sharon Stewart.  They spent many hours at the school over the vacation preparing for the school year. With IPS status there are many new and exciting tasks.  Jan and Sharon ensured on the first day of school office operations were smooth and highly effective.  Thank you Deanmore Treasures!

The old Deanmore we knew and loved has been replaced with a large school community with its own identity and ethos. Deanmore has been officially opened by the Premier The Hon Colin Barnett and it is now up to us as a united and visionary community to chart new and exciting territories for our enrolment of 430.

The pre-primary students  couldn’t wait to get those lovely new pens to paper and throughout the school all students were eager to show that they were ready for the  learning challenges of 2012. Read more

The Deanmore Time Capsules buried in 1991 will be on public display at the Deanmore Extravaganza on Saturday 10 December.

2011 marked an exciting year in the Deanmore Primary School’s fifty year history with the opening of the new $14.25 million State Government funded school, in February 2011.

Established in 1961 to cater for a strong growth area Deanmore Primary School continues today as a quality public school serving the educational needs of those who are fortunate to call this prestigious beachside suburb home. Strong bonds exist across the school community with a highly supportive group of parents ever willing to support school staff with comprehensive and innovative curriculum delivery. This collaboration and the ongoing strong community partnerships make Deanmore a unique learning environment. Academic standards are high and external literacy and numeracy assessments return results which are among the best in the nation.

All school staff are registered with their professional association WACOT. In recent years two teachers have been state finalists in the Premier’s Teacher of the Year. Staff are strongly committed to professional learning and post graduate university studies. Staff members are welcoming and approachable and promote the core of shared values we endorse as an Australian society. Deanmore parents never lose an opportunity to show the extent to which they value quality teachers.