DIARY DATES

NUMBER 28 – 4 September 2014

Fri 5 Sept District Athletics (Selected Yr 3-6 students)

Family Payments - 3rd and final

instalment due today

Sun 7 Sept Happy Father’s Day !!

Mon 8 Sept PLANNING WEEK

Preps Planning Day

No school assembly today

Tues 9 Sept No Runners Club due to Hoop Time Comp

Yr 1 & Yr 4 Planning Day

Yr 5 & 6 Hoop Time Competition 8.45am

Yr 2 City Of Kingston Incursion 9.00am

School Council Meeting at 7pm

Wed 10 Sept Yr 5 & Yr 6 Planning Day

Yr 4 Excursion to IMAX

Thurs 11 Sept Free Dress Day in return for a Grocery

Item for the school fete.

Yr 2 & Yr 3 Planning Day

Prep 2014 and 2015 Fairy Tale Parade

9.30am - 10.30am in the school hall

Fri 12 Sept Specialist Planning Day

PFA Second Hand Uniform and Book sale

outside Yr 6 rooms 3pm - 4pm

Mon 15 Sept Whole School Assembly 9.10am

Tues 16 Sept Yr 5 Camp Sovereign Hill depart 9.00am

Dolphin Research Final Workshop

Wed 17 Sept Yr 5 Camp Sovereign Hill

Thur 18 Sept Yr 5 Camp Sovereign Hill return approx

6.30pm

Fri 19 Sept Footy Day Parade

Last Day of Term 3 - 2.30pm dismissal

Mon 6 October Welcome to Term 4

School Resumes 9.00am

Walk to School Program commences

from 6 October to 31 October (see

attached flyer)

ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

FATHER’S DAY

The school wishes all dads a happy Father’s Day this Sunday. According to McCrindle Research, 20% of Australia’s population is made up of dads. There are approximately 4.6 million dads in Australia, with an estimated 2.2 million dads currently with children aged under 18. Of these, approximately 156,000 are single parent fathers, who look after 228,000 children, which averages at 1.5 kids for each single dad. ABS figures show that in Australia there are approximately 144,000 stay-at-home dads with dependent children. This means that of the 4.4 million dependent children in couple families where one parent is employed full time, 3% have a mother who is employed, while the father is not. There is certainly a trend of fatherhood becoming a delayed life stage, with the average age of a new father in Australia now being 33.1 years of age! The Northern Territory and Tasmania are home to our nation’s youngest dads, with the median age of fathers at 31.5 and 31.7 years respectively at the child’s birth. However, Victoria and the ACT have the oldest dads, with a median age of 33.7 years at birth. [Mark McCrindle is a social researcher with an international renown for tracking emerging issues, researching social trends and analysing customer segments.]

TREE PLANTING

Thanks to Peter Nash from Ecogen who donated his time to assist our Year 2 students with our annual tree planting days over the past two Wednesdays. Approximately 850 plants were planted at the back of the oval, beside the basketball courts and other garden beds around the school. Thank you to Mr Milgate, Mrs Ashburn and the other Year 2 teachers for their support with this.

SUNSMART POLICY

Just a reminder that our school’s Sunsmart Policy came in to effect this week for the remainder of the school year. Students are required to wear their hats from the 1st September, 2014 through until the 30th April, 2015 when involved in outdoor activities.

YEARS 3 & 5 NAPLAN RESULTS - 2014

Reports for parents of student achievements in NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) for Years 3 and 5 will be sent home with students tomorrow. The results arrived two weeks earlier this year and the school is very pleased with the overall achievements of our students. In next week’s newsletter I will provide some detail of the overall results for our school and some notable results of our high achievers.

ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

WHO TO GO TO WITH A CONCERN

Occasionally parents will have a concern or query in relation to their child’s education. When this occurs, the best person to see is your child’s class teacher. If you require clarification at a higher level, l have listed Coordinators, Subschool leaders and members of the school’s Leadership team who will be able to assist if required.

Mary Phillips Prep

Kim Morgan Year 1

Sarah Ashburn Year 2

Amber Ryan Year 3

Leanne Walker Year 4

Pam Macaulay Year 5

Deidre Carmona Year 6

Helene Bearup Specialists

Poppy Morris Junior Subschool Leader

Kristin Dyer Senior Subschool Leader

Danny Wilkins Student Wellbeing

Samantha Marston Acting Assistant Principal

Paul Clohesy Acting Principal

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who won our ‘Student of the Week’ awards for Week 8 of this term. Students will receive their certificates at their next assembly. Keep up the terrific work everyone!

Prep A – Ryder P for remembering to leave spaces between his work and doing a wonderful job of his diary writing.

Prep B – Charlotte E for persistence in doing amazing diary writing.

Prep C – Will K for being persistent when working towards his writing goals.

Prep D – Liam V for the amazing progress you are making with your reading.

Prep E – Keanu C for doing such an amazing job with your reading. You should be very proud of yourself.

1A – Matthew M for showing resilience by still having a smile on his face even though he is on crutches for the next 6 weeks.

1B – Masha C for being organised and ready to start the day.

1C – Henussikan B for showing fantastic knowledge and interest in our Science lesson this week.

1D – Brock A for great listening and problem solving in our Maths sessions.

1E – Ebony W for being a beautiful and kind member of 1E this year. Good luck at your new school, you will be missed dearly.

2A – Jordan S for trying extremely hard in all class activities and showing great improvement in all areas due to his hard work.

2B – Sean R for consistently improving with his spelling.

2C – James K for working hard and persisting with his learning.

2D – Siella M for being an efficient worker, who completes tasks independently and is making a good effort with her conferencing.

2E – Trent C for using his manners by saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.

ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

3A – Jessica A for being enthusiastic when learning how to give change during Maths this week.

3B – Sakura T for always working hard in all class tasks and producing work to a high standard.

3C – Isaac T for determination in improving his writing standard.

3D – Hao V for becoming more and more confident at sharing his ideas with our class.

4A – James S for consistent performance in all school activities.

4B – Bronte T for an outstanding contribution to the PLPS book week character dress up as ‘Thing 2’.

4C – Jonathan N for being cooperative during our Mega Maths rotations on Time.

4D – Luke C for his excellent work during Year 4 Maths groups.

5A – Isabel C for being organised in class and enthusiastic about our studies of Australian history.

5B – Liam D for making a fantastic effort in his Reciprocal Reading group.

5C – Elijah S for consistently handing in outstanding work.

5D – Grace P for confidently presenting in front of the class and for always being happy and positive towards her peers and learning.

6A – Lily P for being consistently well mannered and having a ‘can do’ attitude.

6B – Brodie K for his meaningful contributions to Reciprocal Reading discussions.

6C – Harry L for his positive attitude and creative ideas during our poetry sessions.

SPECIALIST CLASS AWARDS for last week were: Art – 4B, P.E – 5C, Music – 4C, Spanish – 5D and Computers – 6A. Congratulations to these classes on their super efforts with our specialist teachers.

MAGPIE NESTING SEASON

Magpie nesting season is upon us. The school has received a couple of reports of magpies swooping near the school. It is important to realise that not all magpies swoop, and the few that do, only swoop while chicks are in the nest – usually around 4 to 6 weeks.

A few tips to avoid being swooped are:

Stay away from the magpie area where possible, or

move through the area quickly without running.

If you walk through a magpie area, locate the bird and

watch it constantly.

Wear a hat and sunglasses or carry an umbrella.

Students who ride their bikes should dismount and walk.

If the magpie swoops you, don’t stop or crouch down.

Move on quickly but don’t run.

Recently there have also been reports of magpies swooping some of our students whilst riding their bikes to school. A possible solution to this problem is to try attaching a few cable ties on the bike helmets and have them sticking up. The cable ties can be purchased at Bunnings or Mitre 10.

For more information on living safely with magpies, call the EPA Wildlife Hotline on 1300 130 372.

NAME BIRTHDAY

Ben F 4 September

Ayesha A 5 September

Lexie A 5 September

Max L 5 September

Khabe R 6 September

Bailey G 8 September

Seth C 8 September

Holly R 9 September

Charlotte H 9 September

Tom J 9 September

James H 10 September

5c FRIDAY

THE WINNER OF 5c FRIDAY FOR

LAST FRIDAY WAS

5B

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating their birthday in the coming week. We hope you have a lovely day.

PFA SECOND HAND UNIFORM AND BOOK SALE

Parents and Friends Association are holding a second

hand uniform and book sale on Friday 12th September

from 3pm - 4pm outside the Year 6 Rooms. Uniforms will

be going out for a crazy $5.00 and all are in good to very

good condition.

First in best dressed ………..

FUNDRAISING

FREE DRESS DAY

THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER

On Thursday 11th September we invite all students to come

to school dressed in free dress clothing, in return for the do-

nation of a non perishable grocery item or 2 that we can sell

at our school fete on Sunday 26th October.

PLASTIC CHRISTMAS TREES

Old Christmas Trees wanted!

We are seeking donations of old Christmas trees for our school Christmas production.

If you have any old fake Christmas trees that you are no longer using or any that may be broken, we want them please!

Please send any donations to Mrs Bowly in Room 15

Thank you in anticipation!

OFFICE NEWS

PLPS Radio

PLPS Radio new live shows now podcast

on www.noseybear.podomatic.com

Each week the live shows are recorded and podcast so anyone can listen and catch up on a show if they missed the live broadcast at school that week. The students do a sterling job each week to prepare for the show. Shows from 15, 22 and 29 August are now online.

Radio News: The PLPS singing group laid their very first track in the radio room this week. It will feature on this week’s show.

NB: RoboCup Junior Australia is a project-oriented educational initiative that supports local ,regional and international robotic events for young students. PLPS came second in the robotic competition held at Melbourne University last Friday. Well done to all involved. Details to follow in next week’s newsletter.

Helene Bearup

Family School Account

3rd Instalment (final)

is due TOMORROW.

Thank you to all the families who

have already paid their accounts in

full. It is much appreciated.

Monique Hunt

RADIO NEWS

Eagles

By Dylan L, Nick S, Brodie W and Anthony S

Always strong and free Angelic as an angel

Hunting for small prey

Eagles

By Mitch W , Maddy D, Izzy C & Chelsea M

Fly Fly Fly Away Soar through the sky

light and free Nowhere to be seen

Eagles

By Chloe M, Miah F and Maddy N

Soaring through the sky An eagle upon your eye

Souring for its prey

Eagles

By Moni W, Lucy R and Skye C and Caitlin C

Soaring through the sky, Gliding above the mountains,

Elegant and Free

Eagles

By Tobey H, Harry F, Harry L and Hailey H

Flying through the clouds Beautiful in slow motion

Strong and powerful

In line with our National Literacy and Numeracy

week last week, our Year 6C students wrote the

following Haiku poems

In line with our National Literacy and Numeracy

week last week, our Year 6C students wrote the

following Diamante poems

Monster

Smelly, Gross Frightening, disgusting, horrifying

Eating humans, pixy dust Casting, helping, sparkling

Pretty, pink Fairy

By Chloe M, Maddy N and Lucy R

Monster

Ferocious, deadly Terrifying, mystifying, frightening

Furry beast, smelly ogre Horrifying, stinking, cunning

Green, slime Beast

By Brodie W, Dylan L, Nick S and Anthony S

Monster

Hideous, gigantic Munching, fighting, destroying

Ugly, feral, hilarious, pretty Abandoning, surprising, changing

Quiet, friendly Fairy

By Harry L, Matt E and Kye M

Monster

Crazy, feral Terrifying, creeping, smashing

Magical, scary, rebel, angry Twinkling, sparkling, flying

Tiny, gorgeous Fairy

By Tobey H, Harry F, Blake G and Hailey H

Monster

Deadly, dangerous Horrifying, frightening, lurking

Hiding under your bed Screaming, running, howling

Evil, powerful Beast

By Moni W, Skye C, Ethan C and Caitlin C

DC Tennis

September Holiday Clinic Let the DC Tennis professionals at Patterson Lakes Tennis Club Inc improve your child's game during

the school holidays in a fun, friendly and caring environment.

The DC Tennis professionals will ensure your children have a memorable experience. Suitable for

children aged 4 - 17yrs.

Venue: Patterson Lakes Tennis Club

Cnr Thompsons & Learmonth Rd, Patterson Lakes, 3197

Dates: Monday 29th

Sept- Thursday 2nd

Oct 2014

Cost: $30 per day/ $110 for 4 days

Time: 9am - 12pm

(Early drop off available from 8.30am)

Free drinks and morning tea provided

Prizes, trophies and rackets to be won

Payment Options: - Cash: Correct amount is appreciated

- Cheque :( Cheque to be made payable to Debbie Carr)

- Direct Deposit: Quote child’s name as reference

Bank: NAB Account Name: Deborah Carr

BSB: 083 293 Account Number: 45 868 6040

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Payment Method: $ Cash ...……….. Cheque………..… Direct Deposit………...... (Please tick)

(If payment is via Direct Deposit please provide the transfer date / /2014)

Contact: DEB: 0433820088 EMAIL: deb_carr@hotmail.com

COMMUNITY NEWS COMMUNITY NEWS

Seaford Primary School - Centenary Year Celebrations

2014 is our Centenary Year, and we are having a Back To Seaford Day on Saturday October 18th, 2014. Please phone 9786 1357 for further details.

Kilbreda College Info Evening for Year 7, 2016

Kilbreda will conduct an Enrolment Information Evening for Year 7, 2016, Monday 8th September at 7.30pm in the Mary Dalton Hall. Call 9584 7766 for further information.

City Of Kingston Vacation Care Program - Enrolments

Enrolments start Monday 25th Aug and close Friday 12 Sept. For further details phone 9581 4846 or visit www.kingston.vic.gov.au

Carrum Cricket Club Registration Day - This Saturday

Fielding teams in under 10, 12, 14 and 16 this year. Registration Day this Saturday 6th September at 11am at Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum. For further details please phone Jenny on 0411 326 644 or Nick 0419 586 646.

Skye United Soccer Presents the Nathan Peel Academy

Skye United Soccer Academy with Nathan Peel (Ex premier league player). Starts Wed 8th Oct for 10 weeks. Cost is $225. Contact Shelley Smith on 0432 286 776 or email: shelleysmith123@hotmail.com

Patterson Lakes Community Centre - Car Boot Sale

Sunday 26th October 9am - 1pm. Stalls are $25 each pre-booked or $30 each on the day. Bookings are essential, phone 9772 8588 or email patlakescc@bigpond.com.