Ashburton Drive Primary School in Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia | Primary School

Ashburton Drive Primary School

Locality: Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 9234 6300

Address: 6 Nullagine Way 6110 Gosnells, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.ashburtondriveps.wa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 On Friday we joined 3400 schools in the Music: Count Us In celebration. Hundreds of thousands of students across Australia sang this song simultaneously. Our students sang and played instruments to the song, You Won’t Bring Us Down. They also used AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) while singing.

24.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is now available here: https://ashburtondps.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/68672

24.01.2022 There are so many school events taking place this term. Please stay up to date with the latest information by ensuring you are connected to Connect.

23.01.2022 Heres a good way to keep your cricket playing kids busy this Saturday. See flyer for details.

23.01.2022 This week children received a delivery from Give Write, a charity that donates pencil cases with new and preloved stationery. These will be available to some of our students in 2021. Thank-you for supporting our children again, Give Write!

23.01.2022 Our year 3 - 6 students have been learning about the importance of protecting the Shorebirds of Western Australia. Here is a sample of the awesome public awareness posters they created, in Art. What creativity and thought! Fantastic job, everyone!

22.01.2022 The P and C were very grateful to have a wonderful lunch hosted by our Year 5's in Room 14. Thank you to all these students and Mrs Harris for preparing and serving the most delicious meal ever. We are very appreciative of our school volunteers who dedicate their time and energies to our students. If you are looking to join this team please contact the school for further information. Everyone is welcome!

21.01.2022 This Friday, the 4th of September is a pupil free day. Camp Australia is available for families who require their service.

20.01.2022 Our latest newsletter features Unit 1 and Unit 2 and contains important information about upcoming events. Please access using the following link: https://ashburtondps.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/68802

20.01.2022 Important safety message for our families: eSafety Commissioner recommends to help limit your childs exposure to harmful content online: Engage in your childs online activities ask what apps, sites and games theyre using and make sure theyre age-appropriate. Use parental controls on devices to help limit what your child is exposed to. Let them know not everything they see online is real or true. Help them understand that people are making these t...o get more likes because they get paid money for the likes they get. Help them report and block upsetting content they see on social media sites or apps. Let them know they can come to you about anything upsetting they see online, and contact Kids Helpline or Headspace More information for parents can be accessed through the eSafety Commissioner website. https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents This is useful blog post written by the eSafety Commissioner on 17th August. https://www.esafety.gov.au//limiting-your-childs-exposure-

18.01.2022 Well done on a fabulous assembly item this morning, on the Water Cycle, room 9. What a great lead-up to Science Week!

18.01.2022 Coder Dojo @ SRC is relaunching for 2020! The Coder Dojo based at Southern River College is a fantastic opportunity for your students and their parents to learn the basics of coding in a safe and structured environment. Students will have opportunities to get hands on and write codes to create cool games and programs that can assist people in the community. The Coder Dojo @ SRC will run one hour sessions every fortnight in R27A at Southern River College. Students and parents/...guardians from Southern River College and surrounding schools are welcome. We encourage parents/guardians to attend the workshops with their child and participate in the sessions. To book please visit www.coderdojo.com and search for "Gosnells, Perth @ SRC". The first event is on Monday 10th August 3:30pm to 4:30pm.

18.01.2022 Room 8 students presenting their Minecraft Education worlds. Special inclusions included a panda exhibit, portals, human rocket launchers, aquariums with tropical fish and equestrian centres.

16.01.2022 Ashburton Drive Primary School will be celebrating Book Week in Term 4 this year! This year our Dress Up Parade will be on Wednesday 21st October 2020 at 9am in the undercover area followed by a small parade in the early childhood centre for the kindys. Costumes will be judged by how closely they reflect this years theme Curious Creatures, Wild Minds'. So this is your chance to get creative over the school holidays.

15.01.2022 Congratulations to all our students who participated in the interschool athletics carnival today! We are proud of the way you all did your best and participated positively. It was very exciting to hear that ADPS had come overall first and second in the handicap shield today. ... A special congratulations to the following students for their awards today: Derrell -Yr 6 Champion boy Grace - Yr 6 Champion girl Shyrelle - Yr 5 Champion girl Hannah - Year 4 Champion girl Ashton - Year 3 Runner Up Champion Boy

15.01.2022 This morning we celebrated our principal and deputies at morning tea. We appreciate all you do for us. PS - We missed you Keira.

14.01.2022 We are getting ready to 'dance the afternoon away' on the oval today! (Be kind weather fairies, it's looking good on the app. ) Leave a dance emoji if you are excited!!!

14.01.2022 Room 9 and 8 were lucky to have a Young Engineers incursion today. Mrs Williams applied for it on Facebook and was given time for two classes. The students made a conveyor belt out of lego and had so much fun.

14.01.2022 THANK YOUR SCHOOL TRAFFIC WARDEN DAY Thank Your School Traffic Warden Day on November 17 gives staff, students and families the chance to thank wardens f...or keeping children safe on their way to and from school. Promotional posters and thank you certificates can be downloaded from the Road Safety Commission’s National Road Safety Week website: https://bit.ly/2TOPzSk. See more

11.01.2022 As part of our Science Week celebrations, some classes attended the wetlands to plant new trees yesterday. The classes learned about the importance of plants in the wetlands and how to plant and care for them.

11.01.2022 NAIDOC PLANNING MEETING When: Tuesday 25 August Time: 3pm We will be holding a NAIDOC meeting with staff, parents and community members to plan our events this year. All welcome.... Please RSVP to the front office on 92346300 or [email protected]

11.01.2022 Today is R U OK? Day, a reminder to start a conversation that could change a life today, tomorrow and any day it's needed. ADPS students spent time today nominating a person they can trust to talk to when things get tough. To learn what to say after R U OK? so you can keep the conversation going when someone says they're not OK. Visit www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask... For further support contact Lifeline on 131 114 or Beyond Blue 1300 224 636

09.01.2022 Week three and four of Term 3 the focus of our PBS lessons (Positive Behaviour Support) is to Help Others and is taken from our focus area of Participate Positively by Yerdarap. Please support us by discussing this with your children and encouraging them to help others both at home and school.

09.01.2022 This afternoon, our very talented and dedicated year 5 Brass students, together with their lovely teacher Mrs Tait, treated the year 4s to a couple of beautifully played tunes. It was a great opportunity for students to see the instruments they could learn to play next year. By the end of this year, ten year 4 students will be selected to learn to play an instrument (brass or classical guitar), in year 5 & 6. It was lovely to see our students truly inspired.

09.01.2022 The Year 2s have been busy this term learning all about multiplication. Here are some pictures of Room 7 and 10 doing multiplication activities during their Math's rotations.

08.01.2022 Yesterday, our students were treated to a wonderful performance by the Mungart Yongah Nyoongah Arts Enterprise. We also participated in a traditional Smoking Ceremony which was very special.

08.01.2022 Today Room 8 and 9 were lucky enough to be product testers for a brand new type of slime. We stretched it, blew bubbles with it and had an awesome time discovering other things that could be done. Hopefully our review will be published in the next issue of the Just Kidding Magazine.

08.01.2022 The student councillors had a wonderful time at Parliament House today with Terry Healy MLA and Matt Swinbourn MLC. They enjoyed a small tour of Parliament House and an AMAZING working lunch where they discussed community needs for the youth of Gosnells.

07.01.2022 This week is NAIDOC week. We started our week with a flag raising ceremony, where the Junior and Senior Choirs performed, to mark the occasion.

07.01.2022 This week is Education Assistant Appreciation Week. Our Education Assistants work hard to provide quality learning experiences for the students at ADPS and we appreciate everything they do! They are amazing! Public education in Western Australia

06.01.2022 Please see attached flyer for the community Fathers Day BBQ at the East Maddington Child and Parent Centre. If you would like to register or require further information, please contact East Maddington centrecare on 9452 7882 or email [email protected]. Registrations close on 1 September.

06.01.2022 This week, we celebrated our new pink drumsticks, while exploring rhythm in Music.

05.01.2022 It's World Teachers' Day!! A day to recognise and say thank you to our wonderful teachers. At ADPS our teachers are dedicated, passionate and amazing! So thank you to all our wonderful teachers for everything they do!

05.01.2022 Thank you families, for joining us on Open Day last evening.

05.01.2022 Engraving your bicycles, scooters and skateboards with a family members drivers licence is a way for police to identify your belongings if retrieved after they have been stolen. It is also a deterrent to those who want to steal it, as they will know that it is engraved and traceable. Gosnells District Neighbourhood Watch volunteers are coming to Ashburton Primary School. Date: 3 November 2020 Time: 9.30am 11.00 am... For further information please see the notice on Connect.

05.01.2022 Here are some holiday activities our families may enjoy. Please note: you do need to register for some of them.

04.01.2022 Today, our SERCUL incursion with Natasha Bowden was on Macroinvertebrates. Students were able to look at little creatures from the wetlands up close and personal, through a microscope.

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04.01.2022 Today Room 8 celebrated World Outdoor Education day. Starting with a karate session with the amazing Katie Peos, then making s’mores in a hand made solar oven, followed by a netball drills session with Neve and Nikita and finishing it all off with some drawings at the wetlands. A fantastic day was had by all!

03.01.2022 Heres a useful service for you to make use of, if required.

03.01.2022 Today Natasha from SERCUL ran more fabulous classes with Room 6, 15 and 16. SERCUL also donated more plants for our frog pond and Noongar bush tucker garden. Thank you to Natasha for the wonderful experiences she gives students at ADPS and Ms Grace Kelly for assisting in the Noongar bush tucker planting today.

02.01.2022 Thank you for your support, the student has been found and is safe at home with her family.

02.01.2022 Today Room 16 visited some of the Kindy and Pre Primary classes to perform the Talk for Writing story they have been working on- they did a fabulous job! Well done Room 16

02.01.2022 Carnival Events began today. Here are some of the awesome jumps we captured!

02.01.2022 Please remember that the 4th of September is a Student Free Day. To ease the burden for our working families Camp Australia have agreed to remain open for the entirety of the day. Please register and book via the link below prior to the day. https://www.campaustralia.com.au/

02.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is now available for your reading pleasure. http://ashburtondps.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/69697

01.01.2022 School photographs were another success! If your child missed photo day please consider the following message from 3P: We have a Catch Up shoot in our studio in Malaga on Thursday, 20th August 2020. Parents can book a time by calling 3P on 9250 6244.