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Newsletter 28th March 2019

Issue 2019-09

Principal: Taylor Irish

Enquiries: 9773 2055

Argyle Avenue Chelsea Vic 3196

Web: www.chelseaps.vic.edu.au

Melways Reference: 97 C2

News from the Principal By Taylor Irish

Calendar of Events

March

29th

Year 5/6 Summer Lightning Premiership

April

2nd

FOC meeting 2:30pm

3rd

Junior school run fun

Prep tour 9:30am

4th

Year 3 to 6 Cross Country

Distribution of Hot Cross Buns

5th

Last day of Term 2.30pm dismissal

23rd

First day of Term 2—student resume school

24th

ANZAC special assembly 3pm

25th

ANZAC day—public holiday

26th

School assembly 3.00pm

29th

Staff first aid training day 1

May

1st

Year 5/6 Excursion to CERES

6th

2018 year 6 Reunion 3:45-4:30pm

7th

Staff first aid training day 2

SCHOOL COUNCIL 2019

Last Tuesday evening our 2019 Chelsea Primary School Council met.

I declare the following members as duly elected.

Parent Members- Darren Lawson and Penny Medew

DET Members: Vicki Middleton and Taylor Irish

Returning members- Bill Exton, Kelly Cooper, Natalie Rutland, Jan Smith, Fiona Sewell, Fred Pool, Linda Finnin, Jan Tice, and Justine Gallo.

Congratulations to all the school council office bearers for 2019

School Council President: Darren Lawson

Vice President: Natalie Rutland

Finance Convenor: Penny Medew

On behalf of Chelsea Primary School Community, I would like to again thank retiring members Kindra Logan, Sue Bray and Amelia Mastorakos for their outstanding contribution and commitment to our wonderful school.

EVERY DAY COUNTS

We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to school each and every day on time. Missing school can have a major impact on a child’s future – a student missing one day a fortnight will miss four full weeks by the end of the year. By Year 10 they will have missed more than a year of school. There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes. Coming to school every day is vital, but if for any reason your child must miss school, there are things we can do together to ensure they don’t fall behind:

Speak with your classroom teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up.

Develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.

Most days start with Literacy or Numeracy; when your child is late they are missing out on this important learning time. Remember, every day and hour counts. If your child must miss school, speak with your classroom teacher as early as possible.

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News from the Assistant Principal By Jan Smith

CAN YOU HELP?

Through our Ride2School Program and commitment to promoting active travel, Chelsea Primary is recognised as a ‘Gold’ level school…….however we have grown out of our current bike shed!

Our plans are to now explore possibilities of either expanding our current space, or relocating a larger storage facility to not only house our growing amount of bikes and scooters, but also ensure our students and families cross at safe points around the school perimeter.

In order to access grants and government funding we would love some assistance in quoting a structure. If you are able to help us out please leave your name at the office. Much appreciated.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE DAYS FOR TEACHERS In our Victorian Education State, we achieve excellence by consistently focusing on improving the achievements of learners across Victoria, whether it is through improving the quality of educational services or changing the way we teach. The most important thing we can do to improve student outcomes is to develop and improve the skills of our teachers. To ensure we support the learning and development of not only our students, we are committed to providing professional development opportunities for our teachers. Teachers now spend four days per year further developing their skills in areas that are aligned to the school priorities. Students will directly benefit from these improvements in their daily learning. These professional practice days are an opportunity for teachers to work collaboratively to improve their teaching practice. The days will be scheduled ahead of time to ensure there is minimal impact and there is a learning plan in place to ensure education continues as usual in the classroom. This term our staff have targeted curriculum planning with a focus on differentiation and support of our Term 2 Inquiry focus of Sustainability.

RIDE TO SCHOOL DAY –A FABULOUS EVENT!

Woo hoo, what a fabulous day we all had last Friday, celebrating Ride 2 School Day. Seventy five percent of our students walked, rode and scooted to school and enjoyed a delicious healthy breakfast of yoghurt and fruit. Thank you to everyone who came along and shared the fun and to our students and staff who helped set up and serve! Thank you also to Michelle Galileos and Kingston Council for supporting our breakfast.

NEW POLICY-PARENT CODE OF CONDUCT

Our school policies are developed by School Council in consultation with the staff and school community.

As a Victorian Government school, we adhere to the policies and guidelines as described in the Department of Education and Training website. Our newest policy ratified at School Council this week is the Parent Code of Conduct. The policy outlines the expectations of all community members and visitors when interacting in person, via email, on social media, privately and publicly with other parents, our staff and students. This is available on our school website.

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News from the Office By Jacqueline Waltzer PACKED LUNCH GUY

Due to family circumstances and an unexpected trip back to the UK, Packed Lunch Guy cannot take orders for this Friday, 29th March. Apologies in advance. We will be back delivering 3 days a week for the last week of term, week commencing 1st April, 2019.

LIDDLE LIBRARY

We have a new book donated to the Liddle Library from the family of Cooper in F1. If you would like to know more about Haemophilia please feel free to borrow the book. The book title is “My friend Ben needs FACTOR” If you would like more information on Haemophilia please do not hesitate to contact me at the office.

Hot Cross Buns By Fundraising Thank you to all the family’s that brought & sold Hot Cross Buns! Your buns will be ready for distribution and collection on Thursday 4th April at the end of the day.

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Chelsea Primary School is excited to be participating.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6 September 2019.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Chil-dren from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books. All children who meet the Challenge will receive a cer-tificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc

Chelsea Primary School has enjoyed an almost 100% participation rate over the last few years so lets keep up the tradition. Please check for login details in your child’s schoolbag this week and start logging those books!

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - INFORMATION FOR PARENTS CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSION FUND (CSEF) School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors, excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works and sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are part of a healthy curriculum. CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions, or sorting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per Student is $125 for primary school students. For more information about the CSEF visit www.education.vic.gov.au/csef HOW TO APPLY New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CESF application form or download from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef If you applied for the CSEF at your child’s school in 2018 you do not need to compete an application form in 2019 unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. Check with the school office if you are unsure.

Media Leaders By Finlay and James Hi everyone, Finlay and James here for another newsletter and this week we have a problem to solve - The hat problem! People have been losing hats in the yard, especially when they let their friends borrow them. Well, we have a solution! Thanks to Mrs Park and her genius idea to use Makers Empire 3D, we will soon have our own tags to put on our hats. Brilliant! From one brilliant teacher to the next, we hope you enjoy learning a bit more about Miss Gallo via her interview below… Finlay: Would you rather Numeracy or Literacy as a teaching role? Ms Gallo: Literacy James: If you were not working as a teacher in a school, what would you have liked your profession to be? Ms Gallo: Anything as long as I’m working with kids. J Finlay: What is your favourite colour and why? Ms Gallo: Purple because it’s my birth store. James: What is your favourite holiday destination and why? Ms Gallo: I would love to go to Santorini! It looks so beautiful! Finlay: What is your favourite Ice-Cream flavour and why? Ms Gallo: Mint chocolate because it’s delicious. James: What is your favourite sport and the team you support in it? Ms Gallo: I’m starting to enjoy watching the tennis. Finlay: Do you have any pets? What are they and what are their names? Ms Gallo: No but my favourite pet would be a dog. James: What is your favourite song and who is it sung by? Ms Gallo: I love anything by Ed Sheeran! Finlay: What’s your favourite movie? Ms Gallo: The Notebook. James: What’s your favourite joke? Ms Gallo: Don’t know any. L L L

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Football Star Academy Holiday Camp Aspendale Primary School

April 8th - 10th

The Football Star academy holiday camp programs are the perfect way to keeping your child active and playing football during the holidays. The Football Star Academy FUN holiday camps are de-signed for children after a more relaxed, fun approach to football. These football (soccer) holiday camps are fun, action packed full of games and player stations. Suitable for both boys and girls and for ages 5-12 years old. No previous football experience required What you will learn: Fun football skill session’s | 1v1 development | Game play | Overall football skills. Aspendale Primary School Football Star Academy Holiday Camp Fun Camp TO REGISTER — Contact: 0474 868 6852

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HOT LUNCH ORDER REMINDER by Carvosso Cakes

Envelopes are available at the table outside the office.

Please insert the correct monies and no change will be provided.

Envelope orders must be submitted to the office by Tuesday

lunchtime for lunch delivered on Wednesdays.

Steak pie $4.00, Vegetarian pastie $4.00, Sausage roll $3.00,

Meat and vegetable pastie $4.00, Tomato sauce 20c

The DET does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the DET.

David Dunbar

Private AFL Coaching for individuals, small groups or

teams. Any age, male or female. Level 3 AFL Accredited High Performance Coach, 25 years experience in football including coaching Port Melbourne and East Fremantle as well as working at AFL clubs for 13 years

Elite expertise in all fundamentals of the game Specializing in kick coaching “Every player can improve their kicking….IF you know what to change…. and how to change it” Access to cutting edge advanced technology to assist in elite kicking analysis – the only one of its type in Australia Evidence based (AFL level) foundation and technical kicking drills to drive improvement Focused learning one on one - can develop and improve your game to the next level Bad habits identified and eliminated Hasten progress in fundamentals

Young players who I have coached – Drafted or Rookie Drafted into the AFL include Aaron Davey, Harry Taylor, Adrian Deluca, Josh Gibson, Andrew Swallow, Chris Masten, Rhys Palmer, Cale Hooker, Josh Kennedy Paddy Ryder as well as many others

Learnt craft off a number of AFL Coaches including Ken Judge, Rodney Eade, Paul Roos, Chris Connolly, Dean Laidley, Dean Bailey. Mentored for a number of years by David Wheadon