Footy Day
Selby students enjoyed a great day dressed in their footy colours and participating in some fun footy activities before the parade. Thank you to Rory Sloane from the West Coast Eagles for spending some time with us, and to the PFA for organising the activities and face painting. Click here to see our Footy Day in the local media!
2012 Enrolments
We are now accepting enrolments for 2012 across all year levels and would appreciate it if enrolments could be finalised in the coming weeks. Tours are available at any time for interested families. Enrolment forms are available at the office.
Elizabeth's Farewell
At the final assembly last term we took the opportunity to thank Elizabeth Walgers for her amazing contribution to Selby Primary School over the past 18 years. Click on the 'What's New' heading to see some photos.
Parent Survey 2011
Please click here to participate in the Parent Survey 2011 - here's your chance to have your say!
Selby Students in the paper!
Click here to see our SWAT team in the local news.
Puffing Billy Excursion
Thank you to all the wonderful parents who came along to our Puffing Billy excursion last Thursday. It was great to have so many parents around to help with checkpoints and to take on various other roles as well. Click on the What's New heading to read more and see photographs!
The look on our students’ faces as they arrived at Emerald Lake Park was just priceless and we would like to thank Puffing Billy Railways for providing this wonderful experience for our children free of charge.
We will be doing a number of things to support Puffing Billy Railways in the coming months, including helping beautify Selby Station. For those of you that haven’t heard, Shelby did in fact win the Fun Run, giving the Principal a considerable beating! (They both managed to complete just under 11km in the hour!) It was lovely to see so many students actively participating in our Fun Run and we would like to thank Heather Reid for all her organisational work and to all staff for braving the chilly conditions. (Along with a lot of walking!!!)
Aussies of the Month - May!
Last Friday at assembly, the Junior School Council had great pleasure in announcing the May Aussies of the Month.
The following children were the very proud recipients:
Junior Unit- Mitchell Smits (1/2S) for having a really positive attitude to all of his assessment tasks.
Middle Unit- Cody Lewis (3/4S) for always working hard and being helpful to others.
Senior Unit- Harrison Tiller (5/6W) for always having lovely manners, a positive attitude and working productively at all times.
Congratulations Mitchell, Cody and Harrison!
Lynne Westaway and the J.S.C.
The New Building!!!
Prep M, Prep S, 1/2O and 1/2S have been working very hard this week to get everything packed up and moved into our beautiful new classrooms.
We are so proud of our helpful, flexible and resilient students who worked together with staff and parents to get the job done. And of course, we took advantage of the experience as a learning opportunity! Here are some photos of the students writing in their diaries about the move, now we have settled in a bit!
Selby in the News!!!
Click on these links to see our amazing students featured in local newspapers!
Free Press Leader Ranges Trader Mail
Selby Penguins in the City with Brooke Hanson!
Students from 3B, 3/4S and 4/5M attended the Presentation Wednesday 23rd March 2011 at Federation Square and were involved in decorating the largest Penguin Burrow attempt for the Guinness Book of World Records.
Click on the photo to see a slideshow of the photos taken on this fabulously fun day.
Term 1 Working Bee
Sunday the 20th March was the school’s first working bee. As always, we had big plans!
We had a great turn out of parents and kids and were able to complete all the tasks we had set for ourselves.
The shade sail was installed over the sand pit. This has been long awaited and we are extremely grateful to Telstra (who provided the grant money for this item) and Louisa Curtis and Claire Ferres-Miles for submitting the grant application.
New plants were planted throughout the front garden and garden beds were weeded and tidied. The SWAT team will soon be busy mulching and watering these areas. Our pencils were painted with nice bright colours, and the stepper hill now complete on both sides.
Parking facilities were improved with pot holes filled along the hall parking area. A new basketball backboard and ring was installed, and grates around a number of trees (which had become trip hazards) were removed.
Many thanks to the wonderful families who helped us achieve so much. It was the best turn out we have seen for a while and really shows what can be achieved in only a few hours.
Sixty Sensational Years at Selby!
This year we celebrate Selby's 60th Anniversary! We invite you to join us to celebrate on Saturday 12th November at 2.30pm. Click here for more information: Sixty Sensational Years at Selby PS
Prep Transition Sessions - click the 'Coming Events' heading for more information.
Our 2012 Prep Transition sessions have been very successful and enjoyable. The next session will be on Monday 17th of October from 9.15am to 11am in the classroom. For more information, click here - Transition Sessions 03 August 2011 .
Our New Business Manager!
We would like to thank everyone for their interest and enthusiasm in welcoming our new Business Manager, Sandy Sloane. Sandy has appreciated your warm wishes and has enjoyed meeting so many of our wonderful families. Sandy has written a piece in this week’s newsletter.
Mrs Walgers' retirement!
We will be holding a special assembly on Friday 1st July to farewell Mrs Elizabeth Walgers and thank her for her amazing contribution to our school over the past 18 years. See the newsletter for more details!
Parent Teacher Interviews
Our Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Tuesday 28th June from 2.30 to 8pm. This event is purposefully booked in after reports have been sent home in order for discussions to be held to clarify and/or support the student report. To read more, click 'Coming Events'.
For students in Years 3-6 this may be an opportunity for students to attend so that it can become a meaningful discussion with student input as well. Today we have put the time sheets opposite the library for parents to book in their preferred times.
New Zealand Exchange.
A delegation of 12 students and 2 teachers leave on 13th May for a 10 day exchange visit to NZ. We will be hosted by families from Takapuna Normal Intermediate School and visit many places around Auckland and Rotorua. We are really looking forward to it. Click 'Coming Events' to see a few photos from the 2010 exchange.
Principal's Message- July 2011
I am extremely proud to be the Principal of Selby Primary School. Since commencing at Selby PS at the start of this year, I have been amazed at the level of support I have had. We have enthusiastic students who are interested learners, passionate about doing their very best and experienced teachers who know how to maximise all learning opportunities for our students. At the time of writing this piece I have a group of Year 3 and 4 students outside my window who are raking, sweeping and planting as part of the SWAT Squad (Saving Water and Trees) and we have a number of parents who are helping with this program. We also have a group of passionate parents who are working on our beautiful mosaic pipes just near our new Early Learning Centre. These two examples are just some of the ways our parent community support our programs and ensure that our students have great learning opportunities in our lovely surrounds.
