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Keynote Address “Diary of Coming Events”
Thursday 26th
November 2015
www.lynbrookps.vic.edu.au
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Paterson Drive, Lynbrook 3975 Phone: 8787 5390 Fax: 8787 5385
Staffing 2016
As the end of the year rapidly approaches, we have been making
plans for next year, including staffing for 2016.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my staff for their
efforts and professionalism. I have full confidence in the
capabilities of all my staff and know that they have the best
interests of their children in mind at all times. In forming classes
for 2016, the current year level teachers have taken into
consideration friendship groups as well as the academic, social
and emotional needs of the children.
As parents, you may have had requests in regard to your child’s
placement in regard to particular friendship requests. These should
have been put in writing and forwarded to the year level
coordinator. These requests will be considered in light of all
considerations, most importantly, your child’s individual needs.
I have every faith in my teaching staff and will not consider
requests for a particular teacher.
Russell Gascoigne, Principal.
Grade Preps – Xuan Lee, Emma Rogers, Hannah Boyle, Kirsten
Gunston, Allanah Phillips, James Cope, Sarah Willems, Jane
Jones, Carla Kennedy
Grade One – Kim Price, Nicole Piening, Andrea Thomson,
Heather Thorne, Sue Wilkinson, Sharlene Stoneman, Michelle
Ellis, Kimberley Moore
Grade Two – Kirsty Symons, Ben Verbi, Liz McCulloch, Laura
Hill, Samantha Payne, Leona Gray
Grade Three – Effie Vrondou, Amy Massie, Jessica Lapthorne,
Jacqui Laforet, Ashlea Kight, Narelle Smith
Grade Four – Rebekah Bogos, Madeline Chernishoff, Adam
Andrews, Matt Grimshaw, Elizabeth Arnold, Michael Frazer
Grade Five – Robyn Harris, Jackie Kendall, Angela Alessio,
Neena Chandra, Shari Best, Chris Darling
Grade Six – Tamara Jacotine, Laura Waldron, Melissa Peacock,
Ange Mansfield, Erin Stevenson
Art – Caroline Verity, Fiona Dickie, Kylie Allen
Phys Ed – Andrew Hasell, Jessica Tobin, Amy Welsh
Music – David Taylor, Jessica Markham
November
Fri 27th Gr 4 Camper return from Arrabri Lodge
Gr 6 AR Books due back
Guided reading packs due back to Library
Whole school-Take home readers due back today
December
Tue 1st Student banking last day for redemptions
Wed 2nd Gr 6 Bike Camp -Big Ride 9am-1.30pm
Thu 3rd Whole School Xmas Carols Concert– 5-7pm
Fri 4th Gr 2 Camp Day @ school
- grade 2 students can wear free dress
- bring snack & lunch—Dinner will be provided
- parents are required to pick up children at 7pm
Gr 3 –5 AR books due back today
Mon 7th Dec Curriculum Day -Students are not required at school
Tue 8th Prep 2016 Orientation Day 11.30-1.30pm
Meet The Teacher Day 11.30-12.30pm
Gr 3 Iconic Melb Expo 2.15-4.30pm in classrooms
Student Banking Last day for deposits for 2015
-Tokens balance will carry forward for 2016
Wed 9th Parent Helpers Morning Tea– in PAC –new date
Fri 11th Last Day to Order and pay for 2016 Booklist
Gr 2 Class Celebrations
Gr 3 Community Excursion (Chelsea Bicentennial Park)
Gr 6 Celebration Day –Karingal Cinemas
–full school uniform - snack & lunch in disposable containers or wrappers/ plastic bag
Sun 13th-
Wed 16th
Gr 6 Bike Camp
- starts 5pm @ Crystal Brook Tourist Park in Templestowe - returning Wed by train to Lynbrook Station & ride back to school for normal dismissal time.
Mon 14th Gr 6 Dreamcatchers Program
Tue 15th Gr 1 Incursion Drama Toolbox
Thu 17th Gr 6 Graduation Day & Ceremony -neat casual clothing
-Celebrations will begin @ 8.45am– 3.15pm
-Students are required to return to school by 6.30pm -The Ceremony will be held in the Gym and start at 6.45pm sharp
Fri 18th Last day of Term 4 - Early finish @ 2.30pm
January 2016
Thu 28th First day back for students in all grades
Please make sure you move up the line of parking at the pick up/drop off zone
Please drive safely for the safety of our children.
STUDENT BANKING Tuesdays
CANTEEN DAYS
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Canteen—CLOSED Tuesdays
PAYMENTS
Qkr! is now available for online payments
In order to make online payments, parents will firstly need to
download the tiqbiz app from the app store. When you are
ticking the school boxes, please make sure you tick on “whole
school” and the specific grades/years that apply to your
child/ren. Once that has been done, open up the school app
and on the “whole School” landing page scroll down until you
come to the Qkr! logo. Press the logo and Qkr! will open up. If
you don’t already have Qkr! installed, you will be taken to your
app store where you are able to download it. Inside Qkr! you will
need to search for the school—our code is LYNPS. Payments
that may currently be made online include :
Gr 2 Camp Day $5 Fri 27th Nov
Gr 3 Community Excursion $20 Fri 27th Nov
Gr 6 Celebration Day Snacks for Movie $10 Mon 30th Nov
2016 Diary $7 Fri 4th Dec
2016 Activity & Sporting Levies $65/$50/$40 Fri 4th Dec
Gr 5 -2016– Sorrento Camp Dep $80 Fri 4th Dec
Gr 1 incursion Drama Toolbox $10 Fri 4th Dec
Gr 6 -2016 Polo Tops $35 Fri 4th Dec
Gr 6 Graduation $30 Fri 4th Dec
2016 Booklist $220 Fri 11th Dec
2016 Gr 6 Wilson’s Prom Final payment $80 Fri 5th Feb ‘16
Forthcoming excursions will have the option of Qkr! payments.
It is hoped that parents enjoy the convenience that tiqbiz & Qkr!
bring. Any inquiries may be directed to Michelle Robertson at
reception.
STUDENT ABSENT LINE
8787 5390 Press 1 for Absences
Press 3 for Reception
Or record absences via
www.lynbrookps.vic.edu.au
Prep Enrolments 2016
Enrolments have closed.
Have you forgotten to enrol your prep child for 2016?
Get In Quick
Please see office staff for an enrolment form/pack
ASAP before it’s too late..
Do you know of someone wanting to enrol at Lynbrook Primary School please let them know time
is of the essence.
BOOKLIST 2016
Parents are advised that orders and payments for 2016
Booklist are to be made using the tiqbiz app and Qkr!
payment option. Orders MUST be placed prior to
Friday 11th December 2015.
Stationery packs will only be ordered for those students
who have made payment by the due date. As our
supplier is unable to accept late orders, please make
sure you submit your order/payment on time.
Stationery packs will be handed to students during the
first week of term.
If you require assistance with the ordering process or
wish to discuss your individual circumstances and the
payment options available to you, please contact
Michelle Robertson (8787 5390) at reception
PRIOR to Friday 27th November.
Lynbrook Primary School
2015 Christmas Concert
Thursday 3rd December 5pm – 7pm
LPS Oval Bring along outdoor chairs
Please sit in allocated audience areas
BBQ and drinks will be available for purchase Between 4pm – 4:45pm at the Pavilion
Students will be seated with their grade
for the duration of the carols Please stay until the end of the concert
News from Around the School
Saturday 28th November 1:30pm-4pm
Kids Expo!
FREE Coloured Hairspray
Body Stickers
Kids Crafts to Make
Colouring Competition
Jumping Castle
Christmas Puppet Show 2:30pm & 3:30pm
plus more
Merinda Park Learning & Community Centre
141-147 Endeavour Drive, Cranbourne North 3977
Hosted by TurningPoint Lyndhurst District Church
Meets 10:30am Sundays at Lynbrook Family &
Children’s Centre
Lynbrook 3975 Ph: 0425 884 150 Drug & Alcohol Free Event
Marriott Water Shopping Centre
Christmas Colouring Competition 2015
Schools are invited to participate in a school
colouring competition this Christmas.
There are some great prizes to win
Entry forms are available from the school office
along with the entry box so get colouring and get
them in ASAP as entries close
Friday 4th Dec 2015
Winners announced on the Facebook page, website and
displayed in the Shopping Centre
Year 3
Parents/Carers An enormous sign of relief was felt by the Year 3 students as the Camp Day Excursion was rescheduled
quickly and without any further issues. The Year 3 students ‘resilience was both impressive and commendable. Our City
Camp Day was a huge success and most enjoyable for all who attended. To conclude the year and celebrate a wonderful year
of learning we have planned another excursion for December 11th to Chelsea Bicentennial Park
Thank you for your support,
Year 3 Team
Effi Vrondou, Janette Lodder, Kirsty Symons, Erin Stevenson, Liz McCulloch and Ben Verbi
News from Around the School
Prep Update: Term Four
As we are fast approaching the end of our prep students’
first year of school, the children are preparing for Grade One.
We have had two ‘Up Day’ sessions where the prep children
have attended a grade one classroom to practise for 2016.
The prep children have been FANTASTIC at demonstrating
their organisation and resilience when attending grade one.
2016 class lists and teachers will be known on Tuesday 8
December. The children will participate in a ‘Meet the
Teacher’ session where they will meet their new classmates
and teacher.
Our Lynbrook Primary Christmas Carols are scheduled for
Thursday 3 December. All families are encouraged to
attend. The prep children will be sitting with their class and
teacher and once the carols have concluded will be picked
up by their parent/guardian.
The prep team thanks all of our prep families for your
ongoing support throughout the school year. We wish you a
safe, happy and healthy Summer break with your families!
We look forward to seeing all of the children return, ready
for an exciting 2016 school year!
Year 1
What an amazing effort, Grade Ones. On Tuesday we had
many families and friends in awe of the amazing displays
and performances showcased in our Investigations Gala
Presentation afternoon.
The effort put in by all students was highly evident and
they delighted in sharing what they had learnt about
Sustainability. Many thanks to the families, friends and
staff who attended, showed their support and asked
questions. It was wonderful to see how confident the
children were and how much they have learnt about
looking after the environment and the positive role they
can play to ensure a healthy future.
Year 2
Year 2 have been very busy as we prepare for the end of
the school year! As part of our unit on ‘celebrations’ we
will be having class celebrations, we will keep you posted
about when these are about to occur! We are very much
looking forward to our Camp Day next Friday, please get
your forms in as soon as possible so we can order dinners
promptly. This is a fantastic experience and sets our
students up for the years to come, in what is the greatest
primary school camping/outdoor Ed program in Australia!
We have also been very busy practising ‘Rudolph the Red
Nose Reindeer’ for the LPS Christmas Concert.
We are sounding fantastic and the
actions are even better!!!!!
See you there….
Year 6
The Lift– by Jack B
It was like Dylan was the only living thing on the mountain.
Him and whoever- or whatever-was sitting next to him. Dylan
peered to his left, he asked the strange guy who he was. Still no
response. He peered back to the right then back to the left again.
Whatever was sitting next to him had disappeared, vanished into
thin air.
A sudden southern breeze blasted over his back. Once again a
chill blasted down his spine. Suddenly the lift stopped in its tracks.
Dylan looked behind him the once empty seats were filled with
people all peering in the same direction Dylan was peering,
towards the lodge.
Then all the unknown figures looked straight at Dylan. None of
them had faces, just rusted skulls. The figures rose from their
seats and hovered towards Dylan. Gripping him with their cold
hands, the ghostly figures hoisted Dylan to the top of the
mountain. He once again came face to face with whatever was
sitting next to him on the lift, as well as Clifton and his best friend
Adam.
"Wait so who is this guy, Adam?" questioned Dylan.
"He's Bobby Miller," announced Adam.
"But all those years as friends,"
"I betrayed you Dylan, sorry I'm just to jealous,"
"If your really Adam, show me your walkie talkie,"
"My pleasure,"
On the walkie talkie read the inscription Dylan Smith. Dylan
looked in his pocket, he didn't have a walkie talkie. Adam pulled
out yet another walkie talkie from his pocket. This time the
inscription read Adam Thomas.
"How did you get your hands on my walkie talkie?" shouted Dylan.
"Look let me explain everything, all those years how I told you the
story of Bobby,
How did I know about him Dylan?" Explained Adam.
"Because you had already met him, you set me up!"
Dylan began to expand his arms and grab his former best friend.
Clifton grabbed Dylan by the throat. Clifton's hands were cold as
ice.
"Let me guess Clifton, you're a ghost too," he murmured.
"That's right," Clifton boomed.
Clifton threw Dylan down the mountain he continued to roll as he
smashed into a tree. He sat there lying unconscious.
Bobby, Adam and Clifton all walked over to him. Dylan, was dead!
2 years later...
Adam ripped through the sweet snow nailing a 360 spinning past
two trees but then smashing into a third the force of the crash
rocketed him back into another snowboarder.
He was dead.
Dylan's spirit sat on the tree watching everyone nailing tricks, he
still admired snowboarding and every night would go
snowboarding with his spiritual friends. Adam and Dylan settled
themselves because Adam was no longer jealous of Dylan
because they were both equal in talent as Adam had live for two
more years than Dylan. Knowing that he could now snowboard
beside Adam again was an awesome feeling.
News from the Community
The Grade 5s Hit the City Our Visit to Parliament House & NGV
A recount of the Grade 5 excursion to Parliament House and the National Gallery.
Written by a variety of talented Grade 5 students. On the 9th and 11th of November the Grade 5s departed on the train heading to Parliament Station because we were going to Parliament House and the National Gallery of Victoria for an extraordinary tour of history. (By Sapu, 5W) On Monday 9th, my group met at the station at exactly 7:20am. Our parents had to sign us in and then the teachers would let our parents go. When our train arrived at 7:38am we all jumped on and the train drive off. Seven out of fifity-eight kids got to sit in a chair, while others were asked to stand. That’s how busy it was! But we all kept a smile on our face and pulled our socks up and didn’t complain. (By Jasmine, 5L) As we arrived at Parliament Station we got off the train, only to get on to the nauseatingly high elevator. When we reached the surface, I took in a sweet relieving breath of fresh air. I looked over to the hulking building in the distance that was Parliament House. We walked over and as we entered we were immediately deprived of forks, spoons and anything sharp. Our bags were also scanned and taken. (By Sithupa, 5W) We started in the Green Room (Legislative Assembly), it looked amazing. I wanted to touch lots of stuff but instead we had to answer questions. Then we went to the second area, the Red Room (Legislative Council). It was beautiful. I tried to answer a question but then it was time to go. (By Daniella, 5M) Then we went to the National Gallery of Victoria. Our guide told us we would explore history through art. We learned that aboriginal people didn’t write, so instead they painted in order to communicate. (By Aswin, 5L) Then we went to the playground where Lachlan, Ethan F, Xander, Tyler and I found twelve four-leaf clovers. After our exhausting day we jumped on a train home and this time we had seats! (By Marko, 5B) In my opinion I think it should be recommended for an excursion for Grade 5s next year. (By Paige, 5L)
Help support our Local Businesses
Casey Family Fun Day
Sunday 13th December 2015
11am-3pm—Casey Fields
Berwick– Cranbourne Rd Cranbourne East
Free
Family Fun
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NARRE WARREN CAMPUS
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of all abilities. Classes are held on Wednesdays & Thursdays!
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CMA specialises in the Two-Hand Abacus-Mental Arithmetic program
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