Athletics Carnival
We managed to dodge most of the rain drops on Tuesday and students were able to complete the jumps and throws events. The clouds parted for what was a fantastic carnival on Friday, with the students being well led by the House Captains. The students competed well and reflected all the Richmond Values. What a great atmosphere! Congratulations to Fraser House for their mammoth 1150.5 point effort. Well done to Osborne on 1111.5 points and Windsor on 1077 points. Thank you to Mr Thorogood and Mr Carder for all their careful and considered planning to get the two events up and running. We would also like to thank the Melville Senior High School students, and parent volunteers for their help on Tuesday. Today, we had yet another amazing turnout of parent volunteers; without your assistance the day wouldn’t have been as successful as it was.
We would also like to thank Ros Christian for coming along to present the Eric Christian Shield for the Most Improved Athlete.
We all look forward to the interschool athletics early next term.
Day of Mourning
The Prime Minister has announced a public holiday as a National Day of Mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 22 September. Please note: The school will be closed.
Trees
Sadly, over the past few days we have had to say goodbye to some of our very old and much-loved trees on our school grounds, and are seeing others being lifted or pruned. These works have been done in response to an extensive DOE Arborist Report which deemed the removed trees as being in very poor condition and at risk of collapse. We will have a tree planting ceremony later in the year.
Undercover Area Flooring
We are delighted to announce that the undercover area resurfacing has been completed this week. The Techlay rubber tiles will be much more comfortable for students and staff and will reduce the noise pollution in that area, which I’m sure Mr Thorogood will be thankful for!
Our thanks go to OSH Club for their extremely generous donation towards the cost of this project. As the undercover area is the main venue within the school for OSH Club, this will be of great benefit for the students who get to use it before and after school.
If you are interested in enquiring about before or after school care with OSH Club at Richmond Primary School, please call
0447 904 667 or visit: https://www.oshclub.com.au/wa/richmond-primary-school-wa/
Dads and Kids Camp 2022
Hopefully you’ve saved the date for this year’s Dads and Kids Camp, which will be held on theSchool OvalonSaturday 15 October at 3pm.
It’s a great event, putting up the tent and joining in with some fun activities, before camping overnight on the oval! The event is open to all Kindy to Year 6 students. If you would like to come but don’t have any camping equipment, then please do get in touch and we should be able to find you some!
The cost is $30 per family and tickets must be pre-purchasedvia our TidyHQ Events page – here’s the link: https://rpspc.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events
Further details and notices for this event will be published via the DoRKs WhatsApp group, here’s the link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LE28lFvtTwRLKfdmvIh3Hi
So, book your ticket and we look forward to seeing you there!
RATS
We still have plenty of RATS (nasal swabs) available from the front office.
Unfortunately, we can’t give them to students to bring home and they will need to be collected by an adult.
Footy Colours Day Fundraiser
Friday 23 September is the year 4 assembly and Footy Colours Day Fundraiser.
Please dress in your favourite team colours and bring along a gold coin donation. Funds raised go to the Fight Cancer Foundation.
Yaakin means Turtle.
Turtles are a favoured food source for Indigenous communities and therefore appear as totems and in Dreamtime stories and Creation myths. Indigenous people respect the food resources that sustain them and they celebrate the turtle in rituals that aim to increase the bounty of the species.
Term 4 Out of Hours Providers
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Bricks 4 Kidz Lego Classes
Classes are now open for registrations. Please click the link below for information and registrations: https://www.bricks4kidz.com.au/perth-applecross/program-events/after-school-programs-lego-bricks/
Courses are held on Monday afternoons 3:15pm – 4:15pm in the school library.
Construction Craze for 5+ year old’s, Construction Craze with Junior Robotics for 7+ and Advanced Robotics for 9+.
1 to 1.5 hours classes each week from Week 2 to Week 9 during term 4. Prices start from $132 for the entire term.
Marshalls Tennis Academy:
The term 4 summer programme starts on Thursday 13 October for years 1 & 2 students and Friday 14 October for years 3, 4, 5, & 6 students. Classes start at 7:45am.
This is a link to the term 4 tennis coaching at school enrolment page for you perusal: Marshall Tennis Academy at school tennis coaching term 4 2022
Community Notices
Cricket Australia
Congratulations! Richmond Primary School is a Mascot Challenge Month Winner!
School Sport WA Primary Track and Field Event – UWA Little Athletics Club
Last Week of Term
We are almost at the end of Term 3. If you are planning to leave for holidays early or won’t be returning on Tuesday 11 October for Term 4, please could you email or call Lara in reception. richmond.ps@education.wa.edu or 9438 8700.