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Warranwood

Primary School www.warranwood.vic.edu.au

VICE PRINCIPAL REPORT Assembly to be held on Monday afternoon 2.45pm

With our exciting Maths Day on Monday we will hold our assembly at 2.45pm in the afternoon. This will allow for costumes to be

paraded and all our usual celebrations of student work to go ahead whilst giving the morning session fully to our Maths investigations.

CAR PARK

I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone for making our car park much safer. Over the last couple of weeks people have been

ensuring our kids are number 1 priority. Well-done Warranwood!

Sad News

I am sad to announce that Sally Benson our schools amazing Educational Psychologist passed away peacefully last week. Those

families who had met Sally or appreciated her skill and support over the years will know that she will be greatly missed. Warranwood

was indeed very lucky to have had her as part of our community.

Cup Day Weekend

Please remember we will have a curriculum day on Friday 28th October. Students will not be required at school on Friday. Staff will be

working on our whole school literacy approaches and in particular exploring best practice in reading and comprehension teaching.

Prep Swimming

I had the chance to visit our Preps at their swimming program at Aquanation yesterday. The students were having a ball and it was

great to see so many parents come along to support and encourage the kids with the big leap. According to Jake from Prep K, “we will

be allowed on the water slide and water playground on Friday!”

Term 4, Week 3

Thursday 20th October 2016

WHAT’S ON? October 21 Grade 5/6 T & R Excursion Old Melbourne Goal 23 Working Bee 10-3 24 Whole School Maths day 25 Cyber Safety Information Evening 7.00pm 26 Whole School Fun Run 27 Fire Brigade Incursion—Prep Students

28 Curriculum Day—Student Free Day Nov 2 Crazy Hat Day 5 Working Bee 10-3 12 20th Birthday Celebration 22 Transition Forum—7.00pm 28 Grade 1/2 Excursion—Melbourne Zoo

THIS WEEK’S PRINCIPAL AWARD

RECIPIENTS Prep—Riley K Year 1/2—Mitchell P, Spencer A, Ivy A, Claire M, Nick O, Lucas J, Archer M Amber Q, Georgia C, Emma C Year 3/4—Tyler L, Maddie G, Liam K, Eamonn W, Jett S, Zac P, Olivia H, Joseph H Year 5/6—Blake C, Sofia R, Cieran O

Compass Reminders Grade 5/6 Excursion Grade 1/2 Excursion

Update your child’s attend-ance records

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Class of 2017

In term 4 we spend considerable time constructing classes for 2017. Students are placed by staff in class group-ings best suited to their learning needs. Many factors are taken into account to create classes that are balanced – academic, social and behavioural factors, along with teachers’ knowledge of students. The students them-selves are asked to nominate students with whom they work well - while this is a factor, we make it clear to all students that they will not necessarily be given their choices of work partners. This process is not about placing children with their friends. Or, as we heard last year, of parents banding together and telling their kids who to put down! The class structure for 2017 will again be Prep (Foundation), Junior School (Year 1/2), Middle School (Year 3/4) and Senior School (Year 5/6). A copy of our Class Formation Policy is in the notices section of our website. As per this policy, if you have information of social or educational significance that you wish to be taken into consideration by teachers as class lists are prepared, please provide that information in writing to Steve as principal (not class teachers) as soon as possible. While taken into consideration, we can of course not guarantee that your request will be met. I encourage you to read the policy and contact me if you have any queries. Please note that requests for specific teachers will not be considered. Classes are structured around the needs of ALL students. Teachers are then matched to classes, taking into account a range of fac-tors. Teachers also move from one area to another as part of their professional development and because we have different number of classes at each level each year. It is therefore not possible/practical/fair to include in to this mix the demands/requests of parents for specific teachers

Working Bee –Help get our school ready for the Big Birthday Celebrations We will have a working bee this Sunday 10am -3pm to move mulch, prune, pave and clean up. Please come along for an hour or two or even stay the day and join in the sausage sizzle. Students of parents who attend will also receive a SLURPEE voucher again! We will need wheelbarrows, shovels, pruning gear, saws, and picks. See you there for a great community effort! VSGA AWARD WINNING EFFORT Congrats to Kirsty and the gardening gang who have been nominated for an award for the work done on our wetland area and veggie garden. The VSGA has allocated a $350 nursery voucher as a prize for us to spend to continue developing the areas.

Office News Statements for outstanding accounts were sent home this week; if these could be finalised as soon as possible it would allow for reconciliation of our Budget. As always if anyone is experiencing finan-cial hardship please come and speak to Steve or myself. The new process of having our excursions on Compass and the parents ability to authorise their child’s attendance is working for the majority of families. Please be aware that your email account listed in Compass will receive emails when excursions have been posted. It is a requirement of the Department of Education that we have parent permission for students to attend off site excursions. Please be vigilant about updating Compass with your details and approving any events your child is attending. It becomes a health and safety issue for students if they do not have parent permission, we don’t want to disappoint your child by not allowing them to go and it becomes a difficult situation for their Classroom Teachers. Brigid

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Japan Tour 2017

Our Japanese tourists have left Lily Vale School in Mito and spent the day at Harry Potter World yesterday.

Rumour has it that Mr Albon managed to get the front carriage and loved every minute of the death defying

twists, turns and dips!

Our students have been blogging and posting photos of their journeys and experiences and appear to have

had an outstanding life changing time away. Please visit http://japan2016wwps.blogspot.com.au/ The classes have also been in regular touch with their peers seeing the sights and places that have been visit-

ed via skype. The world really is a shrinking place!

Remember to check out the blog to find out what our tourists are all up to.

PARENT CYBER SAFETY FORUM

Mark this date in your diary Martine Oglethorpe- Cyber Safety Expert Presents Cyber Safety Parent Forum at Warranwood Primary School October 25th at 7pm- 8.30pm How are kids using the technology? What apps are kids using? Are they safe? Coping with inappropriate content. Your child loves video games? How to keep it under control Avoiding tech tantrums Privacy, predators and reputation Why parents are the key to safe and smart digital kids How to enforce boundaries, limits & keep the balance Strategies to teach kids the skills they need to make the best decisions online. If any of these questions resonate with you then don’t miss our Cyber Safety Parent Wellbeing Forum.

WINE TASTING opportunity after the Cyber Safety Forum Tuesday night! Come along and

taste the Warranwood wines on offer at the 20th Birthday Celebrations!

FUN RUN

Wednesday 26th will see the running of our 2017 Fun Run. If students find some sponsors and raise money

for our school they will be eligible for a range of great prizes. Please see your class teacher if you need clar-

ification of how the day works. Sponsorship forms are available at the office.

Prizes on offer are in the office window.

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SRC Crazy Hat Day The Senior SRC is holding a crazy hat day on Wednesday 2nd No-vember; after the cup weekend break. Students are asked to do-nate a gold coin to this very worth wile organisation. State Schools’ Relief support disadvantage students across the state with essential items that enable them to feel apart of their school community.

Roseanne Parsons

LAST CHANCE TO PREPARE FOR OUR 20th Birthday celebrations

WORKING BEES With our 20

th Birthday Celebration less than a month away, we need to complete the BBQ area to

bring the possum back to life and we also want the wetland and other projects completed which have been held back with some of the rain we’ve had. So we have decided to hold extra working bees to finish these projects and to give those who have said they’ll come along more opportunity to participate, as these are not just working days, but a great opportunity to meet others in our school community.

Working Bee dates are: Sunday 23

rd October 10-3

Saturday 5th

November 10-3

Note: We aren’t asking for a full day commitment, please come for the time you can spare, even if just for an hour. A BBQ lunch will be provided for the workers Tools to bring, if you have them – gloves, hats, sunscreen, wheelbarrow, shovels, forks, mattock, pruning tools, weeders etc.

Garden Club: Tuesday 9

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Note: If there are grandparents, other family or friends who would like to be notified of our Garden Club, which is held about once a month during school hours, please contact the office so they can be put on an email list for this. There will be a job for everyone such as moving mulch, pruning, sweeping to cooking the bbq and keeping everyone fed and watered. Hoping you can make one of these dates, so you can come along and be a part of our active school community, we have found that the kids and adults alike love being a part of it!

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Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge Congratulations to everyone who has taken part in the Challenge this year. A big thanks to the parents who have supported the students with their reading and entered their books onto the website. It is marvellous to see so many enthusiastic readers at Warranwood! Certificates and the online honour roll will be available this term. Keep reading!

Jacquie Durik Challenge Co-ordinator

Student Wellbeing FLOW TIME Flow is the complete opposite brain state to flight/flight/freeze. When you are in ‘Flow time’ you are using and strengthening the Prefrontal Cortex which is vital for mental health. Flow can be described as ‘losing oneself in contemplation and enjoyment’. Doing an activity that you LOVE like a hobby can be Flow time. Doing something that totally absorbs your brain space, and you could do it for hours without even realising is Flow time. Watching TV, Playing video games and watching you-tube is NOT Flow time. These activities activate your amygdala and the flight/fight/freeze response. Flow time might be things like Playing with Lego, Gardening, Cooking, Drawing, Painting, play-

ing an instrument for example. What is your Flow time?? Find your Flow and get going with it…

it is best done regularly so make time in your schedule for it.

Mia Sartori

Student Wellbeing

Lost Property

There is a vast amount of unnamed Lost Property in the blue box just inside the gym doors, including 3 unnamed school jackets, non - school clothes and even a sleeping bag from first term. Please check if these items belong to your child. Please make sure ALL items brought to school are clearly named so they can be returned to

your child.

Jill Hansen

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Visual Arts News Kenna, Hayley, Matisse, Amy, Chelsea (together with Olivia and Alanna who are in Japan) have worked together to cre-ate these terrific artworks and donated them to Wyreena Community Art Centre for display in their gardens as part of their MAGICAL WYREENA event this Saturday. There’s been many giggles and lots of fun in the art room as they experimented with primarily recycled materials and through-out this generated their own ideas, reviewed and edited their artwork, solved problems and created gorgeous art that met the design brief. I’m sure the many children will walk the gardens will love spotting them as part of a magical walk.

EVENT DETAILS Wyreena Community Arts Centre is hosting a Mag-ical Wyreena event on Saturday 22 October, from 12noon to 3pm. Families are invited to explore the magical gardens with Wizard Sim Sala Bim and his elf. All activities are free and include craft, face painting and live music. Children are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite magical charac-ter. Wyreena Community Arts Centre is at 13-23 Hull Road, Croydon. Attendance is free. For more infor-mation visit the Arts in Maroondah website or phone the Wyreena Office on 9294 5590.

Jeenah Metcalfe

SHAPES, LINES & DOTS CARTOONING. Creativity and Wellbeing BOOK for Kids –Last chance offer closes next week! A cartooning book like no other! Only $20 Shapes, Lines and Dots contains over one hundred fun drawings activities combined with mindfulness exercises to enhance your child’s creativity and wellbeing. Simple step by step drawing instructions help your child create everything from funny shape monsters, to house hold pets and wild animals. The mindfulness exercises at the end of each chapter encourage children to observe the world around them, be present in the moment, and contribute to their own wellbeing while having fun at the same time. For every book sold, $8 will be donated to the Wellbeing Program of Warranwood PS. Please see the flyer lat-er in the newsletter to order your copy.

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Mystery Narrative - The Old Gangsta – By Kurtis Mills 5/6 CT

I can’t wait for Adam to come over for a sleepover tonight we are going to watch mov-

ies and play video games. I hear a knock at the door I walk down to the door to open it

YES! Adam is here

“Hey Adam” I say excitedly.

He looks serious I’m not fazed about it

“Hey I saw this guy on my way here he looked suspicious” Adam says seriously.

I have never seen a suspicious looking guy in my street before I thought. I wonder if

he is a thief? Then all of a sudden SMASH! WOW! What was that I dash up to my

room Adam follows me I see glass at the door. I see my window has been smashed

with glass in every corner of my room.

“I wonder if my window was broken by that guy you told me about Adam?” I say

Adam stands there frozen. He doesn’t say anything for a while. I wave my hand in his

face

“A-A-Adam” I say slowly.

He blinks then looks at me. He yawns

“I’m tired” he says.

It’s only 8:00PM. Adam goes into my room and lies down on the mattress and falls

asleep, then I do.

I’m fast asleep then BANG! Adam and I wake up as fast as lightning.

“What was that?” Adam asks in a hesitant voice.

At first I think one of my balls fell off my rusty old shelf but no “I think it was a-a-a

gun shot” I explain. ARRGGHH!!! What was that? It sounds like screaming. What if a

person got shot?

Adam walks down to the door I follow him. We slowly open the door in fear. There is

a guy under the street light on the other side of the road to us.

“That is the guy that I saw on my way here” Adam whispers. I feel like I am going to

faint. That’s John I always see him at my school gates. He is wearing a old gangsta suit

with his old crinkly face staring strait at me I bolt inside screaming with Adam doing

the same I lock the door and we wait in fear. To be continued next week….

Limerick Poetry -The Fish – By Mia S 5/6 T There was once a little fish, Who had a very big wish, To have a girlfriend, Which he got in the end, Until she made him into a big dish.

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Whole School Maths Day Monday 24 October

Come dressed a detective and be prepared to solve some maths problems in order to solve the mystery.

Can you solve this one?

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NEWS FROM THE HEALTH CENTRE

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2016 Canteen News & Roster

Sushi Day is on Tuesday 25th October, order forms are due back tomorrow, Friday 21st October. Please write your child’s name and grade clearly on the form.

$6- Meal Deals Please include additional .20c if you would like sauce

We need more volunteers in the canteen.

If you can assist we are always on the lookout for regular volunteers. We require new helpers so please give me a call on 0419 387 370 if you are able assist, or pop in to the canteen to see me to discuss which day suits best. Volunteer hours are: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11am to 2.30pm; Friday 10am to 2.30 pm. If you are a new volunteer please come 15 mins prior for an induction. If you are unable to attend canteen on the day you are rostered please contact me in advance on 0419 387 370. Warm regards

Megan Parker

~ Meal Deal 1~ Hot Dog with

YOUR choice of BIG M Chocolate or Strawberry Milk Choc Chip Cookie and a Quelch Stick

$6.00

~ Meal Deal 2~ 2x Homemade Ham & Cheese Mini Quiches

with Juice Box Apple Slinky, Choc Chip Cookie and a Quelch Stick

$6.00

~ Meal Deal 3~ Hawaiian or Margarita Pizza with

YOUR Choice of BIG M Chocolate or Strawberry Milk

Choc Chip Cookie and a Quelch Stick $6.00

Canteen Roster, Term 4, 2016

Date Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

Thursday, 20 October 2016 Terri McKinnon Sylda Jones

Friday, 21 October 2016 Liz McGinley Sam Ireland Cheryl Butler

Monday, 24 October 2016 Belinda Humphreys

Tuesday, 25 October 2016 SUSHI DAY Matoula Gatsoulis Sylda Jones

Wendy Harrison Terri Mckinnon Cheryl Butler

Wednesday, 26 October 2016 Canteen Closed

Thursday, 27 October 2016 Lydia Aretis Cheryl Butler

Friday, 28 October 2016 Curriculum Day

Monday, 31 October 2016

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 Melbourne Cup Day

Wednesday, 2 November 2016 Canteen Closed

Thursday, 3 November 2016 Di Jelinek Megan Dumbrell

Friday, 4 November 2016 Sarah Mitsalis Luisa Pentland Maureen Adams

Monday, 7 November 2016 Kate Braunthal Bec Parry

Tuesday, 8 November 2016 Louise Robinson

Wednesday, 9 November 2016 Canteen Closed

Thursday, 10 November 2016 Sylda Jones

Friday, 11 November 2016 Kylie Donis Volunteer Required Volunteer required

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Community

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