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Almands Avenue, Roxburgh Park, Victoria, 3064
Telephone: 03 9303 9335 Facsimile: 03 9303 9338
Email: [email protected] www.roxburghparkps.vic.edu.au
ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL No 5485
“Achieving Excellence Together”
Newsletter Our school values: Honesty • Empathy • Co-operation • Trust • Respect
9th June, 2016
GRADE
STUDENT
Prep A – Ms Temos
Ari
Prep B - Ms Richardson
Anthony
Prep C - Ms Marino
Hoane
1A - Ms Moon
Angie
1B - Ms Buc & Ms Asta
Jamie
1C - Ms Thompson Jesse
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Dear Parents and Guardians, APPA TRANS TASMAN CONFERENCE
Lisa Audino, Sheryl Young and I recently attended the APPA TRANS TASMAN CONFERENCE in Auckland, New Zealand (31
st May-3
rd June). Both
Lisa and Sheryl received a study grant from the Victorian Principals Association (VPA) to attend. I was able to access my (VPA) professional learning allowance to attend. The travel was approved by the Department of Education. On arrival a Pōwhiri or welcome ceremony provided delegates with a special opportunity to experience Māori traditions in action. We were later entertained by performances from the Pacific Fusion, Manurewa Intermediate School. Keynote speakers included;
In our lifetime – From Institution to Families,
Georgette Mulheir
Don’t worry – be happy: Teaching Resilience in Primary Schools, Celia
McCarthy
Courageous Leadership- Maori. Achievement Collaborative (MAC) in Action, Hoana Pearson
What works for Maori, works for all, Te Ringakaha Tia-Ward
Inquiry & Innovation, Curiosity & Teamwork – Strong Outcomes for All, Linda Kaser and Judy Halbert
Rigour, Ritual, Repetition and Rhetoric: How to understand and lead your culture to inspire your people to meet any challenge, Michael Henderson
Kids Inspiring Kids to Engage Hearts and Minds,
Riley & Steve Hathaway
Building Resilient Children; Walking the Talk, Sarah Tillott
Transformational Change from the Stronger Smarter Within, Dr
Chris Sarra
Bending Perceptions, Cam
Calkoen
Some of the professional learning that I will take away from attending includes;
• If people collaborate and work together we can move faster with data and
outcomes. • Working together creates the magic that
helps improve student outcomes • Learning involves patience and time • Learning requires exploration of one's
identity, culture and values • Learning involves recognising the
consequences of one's actions • An understanding of the importance of
culture and language to people • An understanding that language is the
bloodline of a culture • An understanding of the three levels of
culture - Believe, Behave and Belong
• The importance of resilience, self awareness and mindfulness in our lives
Regards, Ric Maguire
DATES TO REMEMBER Friday 10th June Curriculum Day Pupil Free day Monday 13th June Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday) Friday 17th June Ready Set Go Pre-Prep Program 9.15-10.15am Monday 20th June School Council Tuesday 21st June 3 Way Parent/Teacher/Student Conference Friday 24th June Last Day Term 2 - Finish at 2.30pm
Pre Prep program- Ready Set Go!
The Ready, Set Go! Pre-Prep Program designed to help students that are enrolled at Roxburgh Primary School for 2017. Its aim is to settle children into the school environment and assist them in preparing for school.
The sessions will focus on:
Establishing daily routines
Developing speaking and listening skills and vocabulary
Participating in reading and writing activities
Counting and exploring maths concepts
Developing social skills and forming relationships
Groups activities and turn taking
Developing fine – motor and gross – motor skills
Details:
Where: Roxburgh Park Primary School Roxburgh Park Primary School
When: Fridays – beginning Friday 27th May, 2016
Time: 9:15am – 10:15am
Cost: Free (your child must be enrolled to start Prep at Roxburgh Park Primary in 2016)
There will be no Pre Prep class tomorrow Friday 10th June due to Curriculum Day.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
GRADE
STUDENT
Prep A – Ms Temos
Enas
Prep B - Ms Richardson
Fatima
Prep C - Ms Marino
Razan
1A - Ms Moon
Hadis
1B - Ms Buc & Ms Asta
Milad
1C - Ms Thompson
Baneen
2A - Ms Finnigan
Laith
2B - Ms Free
Rami
2C - Brereton
Shazer
3A - Ms Oram- Parkinson
3B - MsBaido
Natalie
3C – Mr Khouzi
4A –Tony Faltiska
Ali Haiyal
4B – Mr Moat
Stephanie
4C – Ms Monsone & Ms Ciantar
Fares
5A – Mr Penhall
Ziad
5B - Ms Garita
Mariam
5C - Ms Jankievski & Ms Fry
Mohammad & Aysu
6A – Mr Urbancic
Isaac
6B – Ms Rosella
Isabella
6C – Mr Wright
Jalal
Performing Arts - Ms Verde
Angelika
Visual Art Award - Ms Leditschke
Ali Haiyal
you can do it
AWARD
Ayva 1C, Laith, Jaffar,
Hussain and Fawaz Grade 2
Review of
Newsletter
distribution:
We are reviewing the way we
send information home to
families via our weekly
newsletter. Options for reading
the newsletter could be from the
following: Tiqbiz app on your
phone/ipad/tablet/computer,
email or by clicking on the
newsletter link on the school
website.
From the commencement of
term three our school will no
longer be sending a paper copy
of the newsletter home to each
family. There will however, be
limited copies held at the office
for those unable to access an
electronic copy. This will
eventually be phased out as well.
Heather Fitzgerald
Business Manager
Upcoming Payments All excursion money sent to school MUST be in an envelope or a zip-lock bag with the
Child’s name, grade and amount written clearly. Too many times we are receiving money with no accompanying details of which child to credit.
Event Date of Event Cost of Event Payment Due
2016 Book Fees Term 1 $170.00 Due Now
Maths Worded Problem of the week.
Worded Problems for Prep – 2 Students Bobby ate twenty-six (26) pieces of candy. Then, he ate seventeen (17) more. How many pieces of candy did Bobby eat? Worded Problems for Grade 3 – 4 Students. A perfect score is 21 points. How many points would you have after three perfect games in a row? Worded Problems for Grade 5 – 6 Students. In a sale Gameboys are reduced by two-fifths. What is the sale price if the original price was $50.00?
Give your answers to your teacher.
Congratulations to the Mathletics classes of the week Gold - 4B Silver – 2C
Bronze- Prep A Week ending 3rd of June 2016
Keep up the great work and keep trying to get a GOLD certificate to join in our special lunch at the end of the term!
Library & Lexile Books
Library & Lexile borrowing has finished for the term, but will re commence in
Term 3. Could all books be returned please. A partial stocktake will
commence in the last week. Premier’s Reading Challenge will re-commence in
Term 3.
Thank you
Chris Quayle
World
Book is
an
Encyclo
paedia
which
RPPS
subscri
bes to.
As well
as
being
availabl
e at
school
it is also
availabl
e to use
at home
thereby
allowin
g
teacher
s, pare
nts and
older
siblings
to also
use it.
Away
from
the
school
it can
be
accesse
d using
the
followin
g
codes.
U/Nam
e:
roxyps
Passwor
d:
library.
Please
use this
up to
date
resourc
e for all
your
childre
WANTED Parents, Guardians or Relatives to volunteer to teach guitar during
lunchtime on a Thursday!
Students from Grades 4-6 have been learning to play drums,
keyboards and guitar during lunchtime sessions this term. I am looking for a
volunteer guitar teacher to take over these lessons. If you have a Working With
Children Check and are interested then please contact me for more details.
Thanks
Kira Verde
Performing Arts Teacher
Wow word of the week Are you the WOW word of the Week Champion?
Every week in the newsletter there will be an interesting or unusual wow word written with its
meaning from the dictionary.
Can you put that word in an amazing sentence? If so, write it on a piece of paper, include your
name and grade and pop it in
the box in the office. If your sentence is the most impressive, then you will feature on our
WOW writer champion board displayed in the foyer of the office. Winner announced each
week at assembly.
Happy writing! Lisa EL
This weeks word below!
Truly – loyally.
Using power openers in
Grade 5
Surprisingly, I found myself in an awkward position where I had
teleported near a friendly robot who had put me in a time machine for
safety.
Kaan
Surprisingly, we teleported into a peculiar dimension where robots
ruled the world and miserable humans were kept hostage for eternity.
Samah & Huda
Surprisingly, I tumbled down into a mysterious, unknown city full of
flying spacecraft.
Vina, Chantell, Kawsar
Surprisingly, she furiously attacked the power-eating robot but he got
up and threw her with all his might, into the bin. Clung!
Hannah & Christina
JAM HOT MUSIC
presents
ELECTRIC DRUM KIT LESSONS
LESSONS ARE TAUGHT DURING THE DAY
9am - 3pm
Come and learn drums!! Learn a wide range of drumming styles like pop, rock, funk and jazz. Learning to play
the drum benefits left and right brain coordination, physical coordination, focus, performance confidence,
musicality and creativity. Each student will learn on their own Electric Drum Kit for the entire lesson. Students skills are
showcased in two Music Performance Concerts held every year. Drumming is a great way for students to express
themselves and have fun musically.
PLEASE RETURN ENROLMENT FORMS
TO THE FRONT OFFICE ASAP
LESSONS START SOON
Enquiries please call: JASON STONEHOUSE 0419 872 875 [email protected]
YOU CAN DO IT!!
Accepting Myself Throughout this term, the You Can Do It program has seen classes focus on I Can Do
It thinking (thinking positively) and Taking Risks (trying new activities/skills in
class).
In the final three weeks of this term, teachers will be asking the students to extend
their positive thinking to include “Accepting Myself” concepts. The You Can Do It
program defines Accepting Myself thinking as “not thinking badly of myself when I
make a mistake”.
Making mistakes is something we all do. However, if a student berates themselves
every time they make an error, then pretty soon the student may not only lose
confidence but give up trying altogether for fear of making another mistake.
Another thing to consider is that through the mistake process we learn. Making a
mistake often involves us back tracking, assessing what went wrong and correcting
it, which tends to stick in our memory much more than achieving something quickly
and moving on.
So while we don’t encourage students to try to make mistakes, we should see
mistakes as something to be taken advantage of when they happen. We all can do
it!
CRAIGIEBURN NETBALL ASSOCIATION INC. We need new players, teams & umpires for our new
season commencing on July 9th 2016.
Junior Competition on Saturday afternoon, Seniors on
Monday nights & Mixed on Thursday nights.
You can enter a team or join an existing team.
Please come down to Craigieburn Leisure Centre or contact us via email: [email protected]
Leave or defend
BEEP! BEEP! BEPP! Goes the school bell. I go out to lunch with fear. My
mum tells me that we are fine and that we are safe, but I ask her “What if
the wind changes?”
“Soraya come play with us.” requested a friend
“I think I might stick to the bench today.” I replied with dread. As
minutes pass, I feel a big gust of blazing, disturbing wind whipping me.
The terrifying thing that I feared is here!
“AHHH!” Shrieked a crowd of very frightened people.
“That fire is heading our way and will obliterate Marysville!” I freeze and
stare blankly at the scorching destructive enemy. Never have I ever felt
so scared and helpless before. Heart pounding like a drum, sweat
dripping down to my nose, tears of fear travelling their way down to my
cheek. “Run”, my mind tells me to run. As I run, it feels like the flames
are chasing after me like a cheetah licking at my heels. I’m safe now but
I’m so confused. Do I go back? Should I stay here? Should I look for help?
Not even the thought of sleep crosses my mind. The oxygen in the air is
being poisoned by the vicious flames. Eventually I sleep and fear comes
over me.
As I wake up to the scorching heat that is chocking me, I try re-tracing
my steps to the school. My chin falls to the ground, I am flabbergasted!
There is absolutely nothing left of the town except ashes and the dead
charred bodies of the people who tried saving our town. Suddenly, the
sun slaps me making me feel dizzy. I try to reach out to the fire fighter
and open my mouth but nothing comes out and I collapse on the pile of
ash. “Where am I?” I question
“We’re taking you to the hospital!” she yells over the helicopter. We fly
into the poisoning smoke. I look down to the place I once called home.
The fire might have destroyed my community, but it won’t destroy our
hope.
Eliza 6B
One Minute’s Silence by Vian 6B
Diary. Shivering Turkish sand. It had filled my boots as I rushed in with the other Anzacs onto Gallipoli. It was traumatising to hear gunshots and cries of the wounded even from the Turks. Even when I knew the Turks had the advantage, I was determined. We were swarming towards them with our rifles, hoping to gain the upper hand, but instead the ground was strung with thousands of bodies. I didn’t know what to think of this. Even so, we, Anzacs had an unyielding bravery that in exchange only took us so far. We had to escape. Trenches cut like wounds were the only protection we had to get back on our ships. I never thought I would make it but here I am. Crops of corpses we had left behind had fought brilliantly but couldn’t make it. To this day I am very grateful to have made it out alive. I only wished we had less casualties and injured. One thing is that I know the Turks felt the perfect lack of sound that a war had ended.
