Creswick Primary School—Catering for the needs of students in the pursuit of excellence

CALENDAR

Friday 16th November Jogathon 1pm—3pm

Monday 26th & 27th November Yr 2 Camp - Log Cabin Camp

Wednesday 28th November Prep Transition 2pm - 3pm Anti Bullying Presentation –parent session 6-7.30pm

Tuesday 11th December Orientation Day

Thursday 13th December Christmas Concert

Monday 17th December Grade 6 Graduation

Tuesday 18th December Parent Helper Morning Tea

Thursday 20th December Last day of school - Reports go home.

Friday 21st December Curriculum Day NO SCHOOL

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 6 Term 4 15th November 2018

Phone: 03 5345 2044 Fax: 03 5345 8031 Email: creswick.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.creswickps.vic.edu.au

NO ASSEMBLY

THIS WEEK

From the Principal’s Desk

5/6 Cricket Comp On Thursday 8th November 40 of our year 5/6 students participated in the Woolworths cricket competition held at Victoria Park. We entered 3 mixed teams and one girls’ team. It was fantastic to see the students having so much fun and more importantly having a go even if they had never played cricket before. One of our boys’ team made the final but unfortunately lost. Our girls’ team missed out on playing the finals by a countback on runs. As a school we were the winners of the “nutbush” dance off!!!

Congratulations to all the students involved, our pre-service teachers and education support staff for each working with a team and Mr Whitear for organising such a great day.

Remembrance Day

On Thursday 8th November, twelve of our Year 5/6 students worked with Josie Reasons, Marg Armstrong and Marg Robinson to create wreaths for Remembrance Day. All materials were kindly donated by Creswick Gardening Club. These wreaths were used on Sunday at The Kingston Avenue of Honour and Armistice Centenary. We were proudly represented by two of our students Brodie Tallent and Jorja Tallent who laid a wreath on behalf of our school community.

Art Therapy

This term 12 senior students have been participating in an Art Therapy program each Monday. The program runs for a total of 8 weeks. Art therapy utlizies art-based activities, play and group interactions to encourage students to express themselves, learn to self regulate and develop creativity. The students have thoroughly been enjoying the program. Here are Luke’s thoughts of the program. The Art Program has been held over the past few weeks with Monica, Robbie and Teagan on a Monday morning. We have had a small group in the artroom usually grouped in half. We created habitats for animals out of boxes, played with clay and then constructed an island for the animals. We talked about the animals and their needs which I liked. I loved the program – it was fun and a good idea and I hope that others get the opportunity to be part of it. I also liked how there was a small number in the group. Luke 5/6 H

New Things

Junior unit parents may have noticed that the gallery has had a revamp. We are now using this space as a learning area, placing new furniture in there and getting signage put up. We would like to thank all parents that have made a voluntary contribution payment this year. This improvement was funded by your generosity. The students were excited this week to have some new courtyard games. They now have a giant connect 4 and Jenga Tumble Tower available to play with. It has been fabulous to watch the Senior and Junior Students working together when using the games. We would like to thank our Parents’ Club for funding these games, the students and school community really appreciate it.

Reminders

Thank you to the Senior Student parents that have returned notification that they will be attending our anti-bullying parent session on Wednesday 28th November 6pm-7.30pm. If you are interested in coming the information is attached to this weeks newsletter. It would be great if we could get as many parents to attend as possible. If you are attending please notify by returning the note or calling the office to assist us with catering.

JOGATHON

TOMORROW

FRIDAY 16TH NOVEMBER

1PM - 3PM Parents will be notified via FlexiBuzz if there are any changes to

the time.

Have your contact details changed?

It is vital we have ALL current contact details at school.

We need your plastic bags!

We are collecting plastic bags for the Creswick Community Centre. A group of local

ladies are crocheting mats for the homeless out of plastic bags.

If you have any plastic bags floating around your pantry, please bring them into the

office.

LITERACY AND NUMERACY TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD EVERY DAY

A GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGED 0 - 12YRS

Year 3 to Year 6

HELPING YOUR CHILD TO READ

Here are some tips to encourage reading:

It is recommended that you continue to read together in the later primary years, even if your child is reading independently.

Take your child to the local library often so they can choose, borrow and renew books. Taking your child to the library at the beginning of school holidays encourages weeks of independent reading.

Encourage your child to borrow from their school library as well.

If your child likes an author, find another book or a series of books by the same author.

Encourage your child to read about their favourite author or illustrator at their website.

Introduce your child to read different genres such as fantasy, science-fiction, action and adventure.

Introduce your child to reading different types of texts such as poems, music lyrics and short plays.

Encourage your child to read non-fiction. The newspaper or an online encyclopaedia might be a good start, but your child might also be interested in history books or autobiographies of their favourite sportsperson or celebrity.

Encourage your child to use a dictionary to look up words they might not understand.

Allow your child to play age appropriate video games that require reading.

Encourage your child to join the Victorian Premiers’ Reading challenge which runs each year from March to September. Participating schools will register your child - otherwise you can register your child at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/prc

Book Chat

Book chat is an important strategy to help your child to reflect more deeply on the content and meaning of their favourite books. In the previous section, Birth to Year 2, Literacy, book chat questions related mainly to recalling information on a plot and character. These questions are still very important to ask when your child is in primary school. As your child moves through primary school, add more questions when discussing the book you are reading together or when discussing the book your child is reading independently.

Some further questions might include:

Does the main character change in the story? How does the character change?

If you could change the ending of the book, what would it be?

What do you think is the story’s main message?

What is your opinion about the story’s main message?

Can you relate the story or message to another event or issue?

How could other people see it differently?

Swimming

Swimming is an important skill for

students to learn! As summer

approaches we believe it is vital for

students to learn not only how to

swim but also the skills and

methods required to save

themselves and others in the water.

Students will partake in 5 x1 hour

swimming lesson at the Ballarat

Aquatic Centre.

Grade 3/4C and 3/4H

Thursday 15th, 22nd

and 29th November,

6th and 13th December

Students will depart school at

11.30am, swim between 12noon

and 1.00pm and return to school at

approximately 1.30pm.

Grade 5/6H and 5/6W

Thursday 15th, 22nd

and 29th November,

6th and 13th December

Students will depart school at

12.30pm, swim between 1.oopm

and 2.00pm and return to school at

approximately 2.30pm

Please check

for HEADLICE

Please check your child’s hair regularly and treat if

necessary.

Notify the school if any lice or eggs are found so that

other parents can be asked to check and treat any

problems.

When treating hair it is

ESSENTIAL that all eggs are

removed to prevent infestation.

RUN for a CAUSE Sunday 18th November

Registrations are still open for The Ballarat Foundation Run for a Cause. As the largest mass participation community fun run/walk in the region, all proceeds will be going directly to local charities.

Held on Sunday 18th November, ‘Run for a Cause’ will bring together schools, businesses and community groups to raise funds and awareness for food insecurity in our region.

2018 School Magazine

Each magazine will cost $15

Please fill in the order form and return it, with the money to the office

NO LATER THAN

Friday 23rd November

Name:

Class:

Number of copies: $

Thank you

Week 7

Find the spelling error in the sentence.

We here the planes as they come in to land.

Record on the answer sheet the correct spelling of the incorrect

word.

Week 7

Find the spelling error in the sentence.

The racing car driver thort his car was the

fastest.

Record on the answer sheet the correct spelling of the incorrect

word.

ANTI-BULLYING PRESENTATION

On Wednesday 28th November Luke Kennedy will be coming to present to our senior students. Luke is a motivational speaker and mental health advocate. He is one of the most sought after guest speakers in the country and from all reports schools state that he leaves a huge impact on students and the school community. I am very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to our students as the topics he covers apply to all children of today. Topics covered in his talk are: Bullying( self-bullying/negative self talk Mental health- self-care Resilience How to be yourself and stop worrying what other people think. As well as conducting student sessions for our year 3/4 and 5/6 students he will also be conduct-ing a professional learning session for our teachers and an information session for our parents. The parent session is open to all parents in our school community. The parent session will run from 6pm-7.30pm at school and a light supper will be supplied. If you are interested in attending the parent session could you please fill in the slip below and return to the office by Friday 23rd No-vember. If you would like to know more information you can visit Luke’s website: https://www.lukeskennedy.com/

ANTI-BULLYING PRESENTATION Yes I am interested in attending the Luke Kennedy anti-bullying presentation. Date: Wednesday 28th November Time: 6pm- 7.30 pm Name: Number of adults attending:

Gardening Club News

Our Gardening Club was very lucky to be invited by the Creswick Gardening Club to enter the hanging basket competition at the 2018 Flower Show at the Creswick Town Hall. The students enjoyed choosing the plants and choosing where to put them in the basket. We were very excited to learn that we had come second! Thank you to the Creswick Gardening Club for the opportunity to enter.