Issue 13 –10th May 2018

Friday 11th May State School Spectacular Mass Dance RehearsalFriday 11th May Year 5/6 Interschool Sport – away game at Hazel Glen CollegeFriday 11th May Foundation to Year 2 Mindfulness – session 2Monday 14th May Pre Foundation CommencesTuesday 15th May Year 3 and 5 NAPLAN Tuesday 15th May A.G.M Wednesday 16th May Breakfast Club Wednesday 16th May Year 3 and 5 NAPLANThursday 17th May Year 3 and 5 NAPLANThursday 17th May Foundation to Year 2 Mindfulness – session 3 Friday 18th May Year 5/6 Interschool Sport – home gameFriday 18th May Foundation to Year 2 Mindfulness – session 3Monday 21st – 25th May Education Week Tuesday 22nd May Parent Maths Information Night Thursday 24th May Education Week Open Morning in classrooms 9:15am – 10:00am

PRINCIPALS REPORT

Hello Everyone,

A reminder that our school’s Annual General Meeting will be held next Tuesday15th May at 6:00pm. As this is a public meeting all community members are invited to attend.

Next week the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be completed by students in Years 3 and 5. NAPLAN has the support of all State and Territory Education Ministers and will assess the literacy and numeracy skills of students across Australian schools. The results of the tests will provide important information to schools about what each student can do, and will be used to support teaching and learning programs.

Parents will receive a report indicating their child’s level of achievement. Each student’s level of achievement will be reported against the national minimum standard. Student background information (student name, gender, date of birth, language background and Aboriginality) will be collected as part of the National Assessment Program. This information is treated confidentially and held securely to ensure that every student’s right to privacy is maintained.

Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents in consultation with the school. If you wish to withdraw your child from the tests, a parent or carer consent form must be signed.

We wish these children the best of luck as they demonstrate their understandings through this nationwide assessment program. Below are some practical ideas for the parents of our year 3 and 5 students.

How to best support your child -

Ensure your child has a good night sleep Give them a solid healthy breakfast – but don’t overload them Provide healthy snacks and lunch on test days and plenty of water; Cut back on after school activities if your child is tired, but encourage fresh air and a

fun play outside

Kids pick up cues from us – so keep it low key. The test will cover normal classroom/curriculum work learnt over a period of time, so no extra tutoring or last minute studying is necessary;

Encourage your child, but don’t put any pressure on them - emphasise that this is just one of many tests they will have during their schooling, and is to help them learn better;

Most of all – reassure them that you are proud of them for meeting our expectation of ‘Do Your Best’.

Schedule of Testing

Year Level Tuesday May 15 Wednesday May 16 Thursday May 17

Year 3

Language Conventions

40 min

BREAK

Writing40 min

Reading45 min

Numeracy45 min

Year 5

LanguageConventions

40 min

BREAK

Writing40 min

Reading50 min

Numeracy50 min

Until next week,

Ty HogginsPrincipal

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS REPORT

Hello everyone,

There is a lot happening at Whittlesea Primary as we approach the halfway mark of the term. We continue to have a steady stream of fundraising money returned to the office each morning.

Thank you to all those families that have already returned the money they have raised. All money and unsold chocolates are due back to the office on Thursday 24 th May. If you would like to return your money/unsold chocolates earlier you are welcome to do so; we have families that are willing to take on additional sales.

In week 6, Whittlesea Primary School will celebrate ‘Education Week 2018’. This year’s theme is ‘The Arts’. Throughout the week, our clubs will take on ARTS themes. Next week I will publish the clubs timetable in my newsletter piece. You are also welcome to attend your child’s class during our OPEN MORNING on Thursday 24th May, between 9:15am and 10:00am to celebrate and join in the amazing activities that are being organised by the students and their teachers. As a final celebration on Friday 25th May, Mr Hoggins and I will be hosting a Whittlesea Primary’s ‘Got Talent’ show during both breaks. Any children interested in being part of the show can register their act with Mr Hoggins and myself from next Wednesday. If your child has a talent and they would like to perform, please encourage them to come and see us. Students can perform on their own or in a small group. Some ideas include;

Mime Play an instrument Sing Recite a

poem Dance Magic Comedy skit Circus trick

Finally, I would like to wish all the Mum’s, Grandma’s, Aunty’s and significant carers in our community a lovely Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Best wishes for a wonderful weekend with your family

Rae GittosAssistant Principal

THANK YOU!

A big thank you to Grant Jones from Screenhouse Screen Printing for providing the T-shirts and screen printing for our 2018 Pre Foundation students. We appreciate the support that Grant gives WPS every year with this generous donation.

TERM 2 CLUB TIMETABLE

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Before School

Breakfast ClubPeter(Gym)

Break 1

ICT Club Ms Caruso(Library)

ICT Club Ms Caruso(Library)

ICT Club Ms Caruso(Library)

ICT Club Ms Caruso(Library)

ICT Club Ms Caruso(Library)

Wood Craft Peter/ Mr Maxfield(Intervention Room)

Sports ClubMr Leslie (Gym)

Drawing ClubPeter(Library)

Netball ClubMr Maxfield and Miss Perry(Gym)

Walk & ChatMr Hoggins(meet outside the gym)

Break 2Knitting ClubMrs Gittos(Music room)

Crossover ClubMr Hough(Gym)

Board Games ClubMr Gordon(Library)

Lego ClubMrs Kaur(Library)Everyone welcome

Chill Out ClubMiss Betty(2T Classroom)

TEEBALL RESULTS

Yesterday, Wednesday 9th of May our year 5/6 girls Teeball team competed in the Whittlesea Division Teeball finals at Mill Park Recreation Reserve.

We played two games for the day, in which we were defeated by Marymede and Mill Park Heights.

Congratulations to our girls for making it to such a high level of competition and for making our school proud. Well done girls!

INTERSCHOOL SPORTS REPORT

AFLLast Friday our football team walked down to Walker Reserve for their first match of the season against St. Mary’s. The game was tight up until three quarter time, but we managed to outplay the opposition in the final quarter. It was great to see us working well as a team and showing great sportsmanship on the way to a 33 – 15 victory.

NETBALLWe made our way to St.Marys Catholic Primary School first the first match of the season.

The A team had been training well and it showed with our opening quarter performance, the girls started strongly. St.Marys countered and were trailing by 1 at quarter time. The second quarter was all St.Marys and they had a 1 goal lead at half time. It was more of the same in the third quarter but our girls fought hard in the last quarter and went down by four goals, 12-8.

The B team, this year playing as a mixed team, played really well and defeated St.Marys with a clean slate in defense, 9-0. It was strong performance by our team and great to see the boys involved.

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

On Tuesday May 8th, 50 students from grades 3-6 represented Whittlesea Primary School at the Bridge Inn District Cross Country Carnival at Bundoora Park. We were runners up in the 10 year old category, runners up in the 11 year old category and came runners up overall which is a great achievement! Congratulations to all of the participants that finished in the top 10 who will now be representing the Northern Bridge Inn District at the Whittlesea Division Cross Country Finals on May 30th.

Results:

10 year old girls: Taya McClure – 7th Sophie Winter – 8th

10 year old boys:Mason O’Keefe – 1st Cooper McLay – 2nd Dean Liddle – 5th Archie Mathews – 9th

11 year old girls:Jade McLay – 1st

Amelia King – 2nd

11 year old boys:Charlie Parks – 9th

12 year old girls:Ruby Clancy – 2nd

12 year old boys:Isaac Justice – 10th

Star of the Week

Foundation BBell

Awarded to: Willow McCormickFor: her incredible reading this week. Well done Willow!

Foundation PPerry

Awarded to: Billy CartledgeFor: an amazing week of thinking and learning

Foundation SStarkey

Awarded to: Riley Tanoai-McMasterFor: doing his best in reading. Well done Riley!

Year 1CCapito

Awarded to: Zane CaddyFor: being kind and caring towards others, helping them to succeed

Year 1FFawcett

Awarded to: Antonio DicelloFor: giving a fantastic explanation to describe a billabong

Year 1MMcCormick

Awarded to: Brody CritsilisFor: trying his best during all learning tasks. Well done Brody!

Year 1PPowell

Awarded to: Chris SchmidtFor: helping others succeed by befriending others and working with others

Year 2TR Reid/Betty

Awarded to: Lily McDonaldFor: always being a positive and helpful class member

Year 2CCook

Awarded to: Matthew DayFor: helping others succeed

Year 2LLayton

Awarded to: Blake AllshornFor: persisting with creating 3D shapes

Year 3AWalsh

Awarded to: Sophie WinterFor: continuously challenging herself to do her best possible learning. Keep it up Sophie!

Year 3J Walsh

Awarded to: Maxwell CharityFor: consistently doing his best. Well done Maxwell!

Year 3O Awarded to: Brodie Davis

Overton For: being self-motivated in writing sessions. Amazing work Brodie!

Year 4KKaur

Awarded to: Shannon LamontFor: understanding and applying his knowledge beyond expectations

Year 4LLeslie

Awarded to: Kiera DayFor: doing her best and taking on challenging new learning!

Year 4VVitale

Awarded to: Lachlan RocheFor: doing his best and challenging himself with his maths learning. Keep it up Lachy!

Year 5DY Dunstone/Yeo

Awarded to: Abbie MartinFor: consistently doing her best on all learning tasks

Year 5PPanahinejad

Awarded to: Mia AugustusFor: writing persuasive paragraphs

Year 6MMaxfield

Awarded to: Brooke O’ShannessyFor: completing excellent work in all subjects this week

Year 6SGoetzke

Awarded to: Mathew UrbaniFor: managing his time well when writing his persuasive text about why children should play a sport

SCHOOL CHAPLAIN REPORT

Things to Stop One morning recently, I made a schedule and clarified my thoughts and ideas on paper before proceeding. I was motivated by a meaningful pursuit. Those actions encapsulate my first three articles for the term, taken from life principles proposed by a clinical psychologist called Jordan Peterson. I like to test them against my own life and I hope you are doing the same at your end. Now that some good life habits may have been established, I will tackle Peterson’s directive to stop doing the things we know we should not be doing.

These things are very self-evident really. We know we should stop things that conflict with our vision for the future and how to live well. We can stop doing all those easy little things that we choose to do because the tasks we ought to be doing all seem too hard to start, too time consuming, or too expensive. Our bad choices bring bad stress into our lives and we miss many opportunities for growth and learning.

We must be willing to change. We can stop choosing to be fearful about the future and instead follow our dreams. We can stop procrastinating about doing all those things that are waiting to be done but never getting around to it. We can stop looking to others for happiness because true happiness can only come from within us. We can stop comparing. We can stop running from problems and instead face the path of challenge and resistance. We can focus on what we want to accomplish each day. Because all this relates to human nature, let us not beat ourselves up. What has to stop must stop.

  Peter Ackland – School Chaplain

2018 BOOKLIST FEES, EXCURSION LEVY & CSEF

The next $55.00 instalment of the booklist Levy is now due. Payment due dates for 2018 are 28th February 27th April, 29th June and 31st August. Please contact the school office if you have any questions regarding payment.

Any families that hold a current Health Care Card or Pension card may be eligible for the Camp, Sport and Excursion Fund (CSEF). Please contact the office on 9716 2140 for more information or to obtain an application form.

NUMERACY PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

When: Tuesday 22nd May

Where: WPS Library

Time: 6:30pm

How is Numeracy taught in schools today?How can I support my child in their learning of Number?What can we do at home that will assist with learning in Number?

This is a free, fun, non-threatening night designed to unravel the mysteries of teaching and learning Numeracy and the key priorities that will assist you to support your child’s learning in the area of Number.

We will look at the foundations of Number and how these basics impact on further learning when problems become more complicated.

Please complete the form below to indicate your intention to attend. This evening is not suitable for children to attend. We are providing it at night to allow working parents (and others) to attend.

Kind Regards,Debra Armstrong (Maths Coordinator)

Numeracy Parent Information Night Tuesday 22 nd May at 6:30pm

I _________________________________________parent of ___________________________

would like to attend the Numeracy Parent Information Night.

Please write the names of the adults intending to attend and return to school by Monday May 21st.

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