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Issue 35 15th November 2017

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY LEARNING TEAMWORK

From the Principal’s Desk Isobel McLennan Internship Rangeview P.S. and myself have been selected to host a principal class colleague, Isobel McLennan for an internship. Isobel is an Education Improvement Leader with the North Eastern Victoria Region, specialising in the Victorian Curriculum, data literacy and pedagogical leadership. Her previous role was as part of the leadership team at Camberwell Primary School, a bilingual French/English school, where she led initiatives in language education, gifted and talented education, technology, student welfare and transition. Previously, she has been a musician and worked for a Dot Com start-up. Isobel is passionate about providing the best possible educational and wellbeing outcomes for each child. Isobel will work with staff and students and our leadership team over a number of weeks. We are very honoured to be selected as a mentor school and principal for this important DET initiative to foster talented educators to become future principals.

Poppy Sales Thank you to everyone who purchased a poppy for Remembrance Day last week. These were supplied by the Box Hill RSL and sold by our Junior School Council students. On Friday we held a commemoration and observed a 1 minute.

First Lego League Challenge It's that time of year again and this year a group of 30 Level 5 and 6 students will be heading to Swinburne University to compete in the First Lego League this Sunday. The three teams are working well to not only build attachments and code their robots to solve tricky missions on the challenge table, but also devising a solution to a problem that exists in the way that humans access, use and dispose of water. The topic this year is Hydro Dynamics and they have all devised fantastic solutions for their respective issues, with a handheld water purifier, a flood water distributor and a playground powered water treatment facility! It's a tricky area that already has a lot of research and development going on, so for the children to develop truly innovative solutions

has been a fantastic challenge. Wishing them much success this weekend!

Garden Photos - Picking strawberries An abundance of fruit from our strawberry patch. Our students have been planting tomatoes for the summer cropping in 2018. They are picking broad beans and preparing the transition plant to be handed over to the year 2 students in readiness for their move in level 3 (see photos on page 5).

House Sports this Wednesday The new house chants have been written by the house leaders. Good luck to all competitors. It is a fun day and celebrates playing and learning together. Students can wear their House Colours and please make sure students have sunscreen applied in the morning and bring some to reapply during the day. All spectators welcome!

L1 & 2 Excursion to Imax Melbourne Museum Last Friday, students in level 1 and 2 visited the Imax Melbourne Museum as part of their Minibeasts unit. Level 2 students were lucky to have a special expert visiting on Monday who shared his knowledge about insects. Thanks go to Bruce Tomkins, who is a qualified Entomologist who brought in some Minibeasts and answered lots of questions. Photos on page 3 of this newsletter.

Public Speaking Competition Congratulations to our four students who represented Rangeview last Thursday at the Public Speaking Competition. The completion was held at Mt Peasant Rd Primary School and a number of local schools participated. Each student had to speak for a designated time on a range of engaging topics. lasses held public speaking competitions within their levels and four students were then selected based on their speeches and public speaking ability. Catherine represented foundation, Abigail represented Level 1 & 2, Anna represented Level 3 & 4 and Eva represented Level 5 & 6. We are very proud of their efforts showcased at Mt Pleasant Road P.S. Our students performed at a high level and received participation certificates.

Foundation 2018 Information Night Next Thursday, 23rd November from 7.00pm to 8.30pm all parents/guardians of pre-school children enrolled at Rangeview Primary School for 2018 are invited to attend a Foundation Information Evening. The evening covers a range of topics, including the opportunity to meet some of the 2017 Foundation teachers, hear hints for a smooth transition and engage in question time. Childcare is available on the night. To assist with catering and childcare please RSVP on ph. 9874 6381.

Mrs Liz Barr—Principal

Diary Dates

November Tue 14th Parents & Friends AGM 7pm Wed 15th House Sports Carnival Sun 19th Lego League Competition Wed 22nd School Council meeting 7pm L 3-6 Subway Orders Due Oxfam Music Festival Thu 23rd Parents Victoria session 9.15am Foundation 2018 Info Night Tue 28th L5 Melbourne Zoo excursion L6 Transit Incursion Wed 29th Fnd—2 Subway orders due Thurs 30th L6 Family Life

December Fri 1st L 3-6 Subway lunch Foundation Vegi Display

Tue 5th Fnd Botanical Gardens exc. L6 Etihad excursion R P & F meeting 7pm Wed 6th Carols Night 6pm-9pm Fri 8th Fnd—2 Subway Lunch Tue 12th Neighbourhood Watch meeting 7.30pm L 5 Professor Maths incursion Fnd 2018 Transition Day

9.15am-10.45am L 6 Transition Day Thu 14th L5 Taskworks excursion Sun 17th Violin Concert 3-6pm Mon 18th School Assembly-2018 Leaders announced Tue 19th L3 & 4 Fish & Chip lunch L 6 Graduation 5.30—8.30pm Wed 20th Level 1-6 2018 class session 12.15—1pm Thu 21st Reports online—thru Sentral Parent Portal L6 End of Year excursion Fri 22nd Last day Term 4, 2017 Assembly 1pm / Dismissal 1.30pm

Congratulations to the above students who participated in the Public Speaking Competition.

Rangeview House Sports—tomorrow Wed., 15th Nov Dear Parent / Guardian, Please find below information to help you track your child/ren during the House Sports Day. The activities will be held on the oval,

basketball courts and in the hall. Remember to send your child/children with their school hat, apply sunscreen and they can wear their house colours. Icy poles will be given out to all children for their participation on the day.

Emphasis will be on participation and fun!

If you have any queries or are able to help out on the day please contact me at school or through your child’s classroom teacher.

I look forward to seeing you there! Mr Michael Sacchetta – P.E. Coordinator

Time Levels

9.30am – 10.50am Levels 3, 4, 5, 6 8 activities

11.50am – 12.50pm Foundation & levels 1, 2 6 activities

2.15pm – 3.15pm Whole school (Oval) Sprints, egg throw, results

SCHOOL BANKING Help needed in 2018

Rangeview Primary School participates in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program offered to students. Our lovely parent helper, Irene has been facilitating this at Rangeview Primary School for many years. As her youngest is going to Secondary School in 2018 she would love to hand-over this easy job to other parent helpers to start next year. The process is quite simple, usually is a 20 minute, weekly commitment and the office can help you if you get stuck. It would be great to have a couple of volunteers to share the load.

Please contact the office on 9874 6381 if you would like to offer your help. Training will be supplied.

About School Banking at Rangeview Primary School Commonwealth Bank Accounts can be opened on-line at: www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

Or In Branch: Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate etc. School Banking day is every Wednesday before 9.30am (duirng school terms)

Students in level 1 and 2 visited the IMAX Museum and IMAX theatre as part of their Minibeasts unit. Level 2 had a special expert visiting sharing his knowledge about Minibeasts on Monday.

Bruce Tomkins is an Entomologist and visited the level 2 classes to show the students some Minibeasts and answer questions. He even left some class pets to observe as they grow and go through metamorphosis!

RP & F Diary Dates

Term 4, 2017

Tue 14th Nov AGM & RPF meeting 7pm Thu 23rd Nov Parents Victoria Information Morning—9.15am Library EVERYONE WELCOME! Wed 22nd Nov L3—6 Subway Lunch orders due back Wed 29th Nov Fnd - L2 Subway Lunch orders due back Fri 1st Dec L3—6 Subway Lunch Wed 6th Dec Carols Night Fri 8th Dec Fnd—L2 Subway Lunch

You’re Invited TONIGHT

Rangeview Parents & Friends (R P & F) Annual General Meeting Tuesday, 14th November at 7.00pm (Staff Room) - Everyone Welcome!

The Rangeview Parents & Friends is your community committee dedicated to contributing to the well being of School Community members (students, parents and staff), liaising with the School Council and the Principal in identifying needs and concerns within the School Community, encouraging the participation of all parents in the life of the school and the education of their children, providing opportunities for parents to get to know each other and to be informed about their child’s school and to raise funds for the benefit of our children and the school. If you are interested in getting involved by nominating for the committee, or in any of the committee’s activities or in arranging a new activity via the R P & F, please attend our AGM or email the R P & F on: rpf@rangeview.vic.edu.au Any nominations and all contributions are most welcome and we’d love to see you there!

RANGEVIEW PARENTS & FRIENDS – NOMINATION FORM (All Positions Are Declared Vacant)

I, (name):_____________________________________________________wish to nominate for the position of

______________________________________________________

(Chair Person, Vice Chair Person, Secretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, School Council Liaison, General Member)

to the Rangeview Parents & Friends for 2018. I understand this is a 12 month appointment.

My nomination is supported by:

1) ________________________________________________________

2) ________________________________________________________ (signature & print name of any 2 members of the school community)

To read a copy of the proposed Constitution prior to the AGM on Tuesday, 14th November 2017 please come up to the general office and ask.

The disco was a huge success, thank you to Abbie L, Nici H, Lisa K, Nicole C B, Julie S, Dimi S, Ahwan D, Des P Jeremy P, Terry P, Yoanna G, Nina B, Trish B, Cassie C, Jaci W, Bec M, Jo G, Kath S, Kyung H M, Adele W, Peta S, Charis B, Luarna T, Nichole M. We couldn’t have run this event without your help! Thanks also go to the children who attended, you were all amazing, not only those children who helped me but every-one who attended the disco! To the children in Level 6, well done and on behalf of the Rangeview Parents & Friends, we wish you all the best for secondary school next year!

Finally, I’d like to extend our appreciation to the parents/guardians from Foundation to Level 6 - thank you for obey-ing the school rules and guidelines by dropping and pick-ing up children as requested, and also for your understanding of the schools’ Policy on not taking photos or videos of children whilst at the disco.

See you next year, Christine D., on behalf of the RPF

Colour Run Raffle Winners Congratulations to the very lucky raffle winners! The following families won a prize: * De la Pierre Family-Chemist Warehouse basket & Novotel Voucher, 1 nights accommodation & breakfast *Watkins Family-$50 Pancake Parlour voucher and pancake mix * Kennedy Family-$30 gift card * Families Telford, Huang & Burns won VIP Carols seating Wow, thanks go to the Frostick, Poon & Lyon Families for being the highest individual money raised! Thanks to the staff, students, families and community for your support in making this day such a SUCCESS! We would love to now finalise this fundraiser so PLEASE return your donation money ASAP.

Student of the Week—Assembly Monday, 20th November

Fnd B

Levon Daniel

For presenting a great Public Speaking speech to your Foundation B classmates. You spoke well and your iPad presentation showed us lots of things about you we didn’t know. Well done, Levon! You are fabulous!

For completing a wonderful holiday diary while you were in China. I like the way you wrote about where you went and all about your relatives in China, whom you visited while you were there. A fabulous effort, Daniel! You are a star!

Fnd C

Justin S Justin, you are a Math Wiz. You have worked so hard this week during our Math challenges. You showed focus and persevered with all the tasks. You should be so proud of your efforts, well done.

Fnd H Lola For her all round improvements in her learning. Lola has shown great focus and perseverance in her learn-ing. You should be so far of how far you’ve come Lola, Well done!

Fnd N Ian For doing his best every day, and being willing to ‘have a go’, especially when reading unknown words. Well done Ian!

F K Jeffrey

Oliver

For showing perseverance and determination to do his best during all of our maths challenges.

You can work with large numbers and use lots of maths strategies to help get the answers.

L 1/2 H Made-

leine For being an interested and engaged learner when learning about mini-beasts. You created a terrific cater-pillar and researched many interesting facts to attach to your caterpillar. Well done, Madeleine!

L 1 DG Owen For demonstrating the school values of Teamwork. You show great collaboration when you work with in a group, making sure everyone gets a turn. Fantastic Owen!

L 1M

Cameron For bringing your pet stick insect to school and telling us all about its features, diet, habitat and life cycle. Well done, Cameron! What an interesting pet!

L 2B

Joshua Charlotte

For producing a terrific insect report using the Book Creator App. It contained lots of interesting infor-mation and fantastic labelled pictures and diagrams. Great work Joshua!

For writing an interesting report that gave lots of details about Praying Mantises, including their prey, habitat and lifecycle. Excellent work Charlotte

L 2K

Thomas For learning the school rules at your new school and in our classroom. You are very talented at maths and drawing and our class loves seeing your fantastic designs. A great effort Thomas.

L 3 BL

Yasmin

Sascha

You are always so enthusiastic about your learning, Yasmin. It’s wonderful to see you being excited by new concepts and information.

You approach all class activities with quiet enthusiasm, Sascha, and you always do your best.

L 3J

Josh

Bethany

Creating a Minecraft ocean with the First Fleet boat Friendship, sailing to Botany Bay, is a wonderful way to use you STEM skills, Josh.

You are full of imagination and create great ideas when you are working in a group, Bethany. Everyone has noticed how well you take care of others and make sure they are OK in the playground, too. You are a star.

L 3K

Lucie

Jaden

Well done on completing your Maths Journal to your very best. You have shown great improvement in your Maths learning. Keep it up!

For being an enthusiastic camper at our Level 3 Sleepover. You displayed excellent teamwork when playing the team building games. Well done, Jaden!

L 4WS Amy You did the most amazing job being the ‘teacher’ and giving our class the weekly spelling test. You spoke clearly and loudly and composed appropriate sentences for each word. Congratulations Miss Zhang!

L 5W

Cadyn For demonstrating great initiative by offering your help in the classroom when you identify a need. Thank you Cadyn, this is much appreciated.

L 5/6E Josh

Lachlan

For his hard work and tenacity on the First Lego League missions. You have worked tirelessly on your attachment and getting a very tricky mission sorted. You've been prepared to try programs that are out of your comfort zone and hopefully you will triumph on the day! Well done!

For the consistent improvements he has made in his Maths this semester. You have worked well to com-plete tasks and continue to develop your mathematical understandings and it has shown in your recent tests. Keep up the great work!

L 6M

Eleanor For your amazing narrative writing about the challenges of being a refugee. Your writing was beautifully structured and so interesting for the reader.

L 6M

Abbey For creating a fabulous travel itinerary, including flights, accommodation and costs, travelling to the coun-tries of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Great work Abbey!

News from First Aid—Ms Melissa McCarthy On Thursday, the 2nd of November 2017 I attended a very informative Thunderstorm Asthma education seminar in Blackburn South, conducted by the Asthma Foundation of Victoria. The Victorian Government is offering more than 100 Thunderstorm Asthma Com-munity Education Sessions across 18 regions of metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. The thunderstorm of Monday, 21 November 2016 triggered an unprecedented thunderstorm asthma event in metropolitan Mel-bourne and Geelong. It caused significant demand on both Ambulance Victoria and hospital emergency departments and sadly may have contributed to nine lives being lost. The aim of the campaign is to ensure that Victorians can:

recognise and respond; be prepared; and be able to access information

These free community sessions can be attended by anyone, and will cover the following topics: What is Thunderstorm Asthma Who is at risk of Thunderstorm Asthma How do you respond to a thunderstorm event How to perform asthma First Aid The link between asthma and hay fever

The Asthma Foundation of Victoria will be working with a range of key stakeholders to ensure as many people as possible can attend these sessions. To book your place in a session please click HERE or contact the Asthma Foundation of Victoria di-rectly on 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462).

For those unable to attend one of the seminars here are some helpful tips I took away from this session:

People most likely to be affected by a Thunderstorm Asthma event are, people with Asthma, people with past history of Asthma, undiagnosed Asthma, and people with hay fever who may or may not have asthma.

People who have ongoing poor control over their Asthma and/or hay fever are at a greater risk of being affected by a Thun-derstorm Asthma event. Therefore, managing your hay fever well can help to reduce Asthma symptoms.

Melbourne Pollen Count App is a very helpful website to use. Once loaded this app will advise of whether the current fore-cast is for low, moderate or high pollen counts. Counting the levels of pollen in Melbourne’s air means they can tell people who suffer from debilitating allergy conditions, such as asthma and hay fever, of days that are forecast to have high pollen levels. This app also has a Thunderstorm Asthma forecast as well. Thunderstorm Asthma forecasts in Victoria will start on 1st of October and will continue through to 31st of December.

For further information on Asthma go to https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/vic/about-asthma/manage-your-asthma/triggers/epidemic-thunderstorm-asthma or you can view the following short video which explains more about Thunderstorm Asthma and how it affects people with Asthma and hay fever. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/videos/thunderstorm-asthma-overview

Kind Regards, Melissa McCarthy First Aid Officer—Rangeview Primary School

Level 3 Fauna & Flora Program

An abundance of fruit from our strawberry patch. Our students have been planting tomatoes for the summer cropping in 2018. They are picking broad beans and preparing the transition plant to be handed over to the year 2 students in readiness for their move in level 3.

15th Nov Diba 16th Nov Kyra 17th Nov Stella 18th Nov Emily 19th Nov Shylah 20th Nov Debbie

Animal Duty ROSTER

Term 4- Class on Duty 13th Nov to 17th Nov—1DG (Mrs Dann/Mrs Gordon)

Families on Duty For the weekend 18th Nov the Campbell Family are on duty

Beth Joyce (3J ) - Animal Welfare Co-ordinator

OXFAM PERFORMANCE SAVE THE DATE: WED 22ND OF NOVEMBER

We are very excited to announce that our annual OXFAM PERFORMANCE is fast approaching.

Beginning 7:00pm, students to arrive at 6:30pm.

The performance will take place the Box Hill Town Hall. This year we are inviting BOTH the JUNIOR AND SENIOR

CHOIR to perform. It’s a great opportunity to collaborate together.

School Term Dates - 2017

Term 4: 9 Oct to 22 Dec

2018 Term 1: 29 January (school teachers start) to 29 March

Term 2: 16 April to 29 June Term 3: 16 July to 21 September Term 4: 8 October to 21 December

2019 Term 1: 29 January (school teachers start) to 5 April

Term 2: 23 April to 28 June Term 3: 15 July to 20 September Term 4: 7 October to 20 December

The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students.

Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and admin-istration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes.

The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school and advised throughout the year.

Happy Birthday to the following students

LEVEL 5 AND 6 ART For the next few weeks the Level 5 and 6 students will be exploring the art area of tie dying and printing. I would like each child to bring a clean white cotton t-shirt to school so that we can conclude our unit using the t-shirt that can be taken home.

Thank you, Mrs Deirdree Geilings

(Level 5/6 Art teacher)

Look! There’s a Dog at School. A fun rhyming story about a dog named Summer,

She would like us all to be kind to each other. Meet her friends and see them play, it’s a happy life being Summer dog,

especially on a school day. Books sell for $17.95 each, however I also have a special offer

currently for Story Dog schools only. 2 for year 2’s and 1 copy for your library.

That is 3 books for $45 including postage. Order from my website www.annettevanzetten.com Or reply email with your school’s name and address details. I will send tax invoice with your order. *Please note each purchase includes a donation to Story Dogs.

Music News Piano Concert - Friday, 1st December 4.30pm-5.30pm In the Music Room

Flute Concert—Sunday, 17th December 3pm-5pm

Creative Music Concert—Tuesday, 12th & Wednesday, 13th December from 4pm

Foundation 2018 Information Evening Thursday, 23rd November 7.00pm – 8.30pm

Rangeview Primary School will present a Foundation Information Evening for Parents of Pre-schoolers enrolled (& prospective) at the school in 2018. This will be held in the school Hall.

Meet the Teachers your child may be working with next year.

Find out about: First day procedure

Important Dates for Term 1, 2018

Special times for Foundation students

Hints for a smooth transition

Foundation Early Assessment

Parent/Teacher discussions

Question and answer time

The evening will conclude with a light supper

For catering and/or childcare purposes please ring the school on 9874 6381 by Monday, 20 th November if you are able to attend. Childcare available.

Mrs Liz Barr Mrs Karen Hastie & Mrs Natasha Hale

Principal Transition Co-ordinators

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If anyone finds a childs mouth retainer (teeth)—please bring to OFFICE asap. The roof part is bright PINK. Very expensive to replace! Thank you!!