BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL Phone: 9707 1766 Fax: 9796 2198 E-mail: berwick.lodge.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Visit our Websites : http:// www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au, Camp Australia/Out of School Hours Care: 9769 8251
NEWSLETTER N0.24
18TH AUGUST 2011 NOTICES DUE BACK BY
DIARY DATES Monday 22nd August Tuesday 30th August Wednesday 31st August Thursday 1st September Wednesday 21st September Thursday 22nd September
5/6 Hooptime Edwin Flak District Athletics Grade 6 - CERES Community Environment Park Grade 5 - CERES Community Environment Park Father‟s Day Stall Clover Cottage Dinner Pie Drive Pick Up
Monday 22nd August
Grade 5/6 - CERES Community Environment Park Wednesday 24th August Edwin Flak District Athletics Fridasy 26th August Father‟s Day Stall Monday 29th August 3/4 Camp Balance Wednesday 14th September Clover Cottage Dinner Thursday 15th September Pie Drive
Canteen Closed on Tuesdays
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT J-ROCK AT HISENSE ARENA Wow! What a performance indeed. I had the privilege of attending the J-Rock concert at Hisense Arena on Monday evening. Our students performance was simply dazzling, a performance which was acknowledged by the judges with 4 different recognition awards. This was the first time Berwick Lodge students participated in J-Rock and I must say how impressive they were. Their performance was outstanding – professionally excellent in every respect. Eleven schools participated on the evening and the quality of performance was very high which made the evening for the audience a wonderful experience. Congratulations are in order for Tahnee Planner, our performing arts teacher who choreographed our students‟ performance and her dedicated support team. Well done to all our students. I‟m sure some of you may have a career in dance and drama awaiting you. For those of you who missed the evening, you will have another chance to see our students in action when they present their performance again at our film night. A DVD of all performances is being produced by J-Rock and will be available for purchase online, via their website shortly.
SINGAPORE TRIP I met a group of tired but excited students and staff at Melbourne Airport on Saturday evening upon their return from their trip to Singapore. As they reported on Monday morning at our assembly, they all had a wonderful time, developing new friendships and learning a lot about the culture of another country. I am pleased to say that this, our inaugural trip to Singapore by our students, marks the beginning of our venture into international educational experiences for our school.
this to David Chandler, BER Taskforce Deputy Chairman who has maintained a vigilant presence on our project.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’s) Q. Is it too late to pay my compulsory fees and voluntary contribution for this year? A. Obviously not, nor will it be. We would really welcome payment for those compulsory fees still outstanding and there are more than a few of them. By not paying this charge, in the end all children suffer because we have to find the money BER UPDATE to pay all our bills from somewhere. We have now met twice with Cuts to programs have to made, so DEECD personnel in the past the short term benefit of escaping fortnight, tidying up the details for payment has a longer term cost to all our companion project. I believe that students, including your own. Think within a week all outstanding matters about it. should be resolved and I will be able Voluntary contributions are always to provide you with some very most welcome – sadly voluntary positive news. Incidentally, our new contributions continue to slide , library/4 classroom facility is well again making it harder for us to under way in its construction and on provide the resources and facilities my most recent site inspection to which everyone has become earlier this week I was impressed by accustomed. the quality of workmanship now QUOTABLE QUOTE evident in the project. ‘Virtual reality is great – except for We should end up actually meeting with people’ with a building that is of a high quality finish. HENRY GROSSEK Thanks are due for
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORT DEECD PARENT OPINION SURVEY As part of school accountability requirements all Victorian Government Schools are required to conduct this survey at this time of the year. The surveys are distributed according to guidelines developed by DEECD, to a randomly selected sample representing 15% of the total student enrolments for the school. The survey data enables the monitoring of school performance with the aim of identifying strengths and areas for improvement. The reliability of the data for the individual school is increased if the response rate is maximised, therefore we would encourage families who receive a survey to take the time to provide their responses. For our school, 102 families will receive their survey package on Monday 22nd August 2011 and are requested to return the completed survey to the school by Friday 26th August 2011.
their families at Melbourne Airport until their return on Saturday evening. They were wonderful ambassadors for Berwick Lodge Primary School and have gained lasting impressions of their time in a foreign country. On their return to school the students involved have been busy writing blog posts which are featured on our school website. ( http:// berwicklodge2singapore.global2.vic.edu.au )
students and would like to congratulate them on their commitment and the high standard of their performance. We also acknowledge the time and effort devoted throughout rehearsals and on the performance day of our Performing Arts teacher, Tahnee Planner, Gail and Ken Planner, and staff, parents and back stage students. Congratulations to all involved!
CHILDREN WITH HEEL PAIN Do you know a child who has painful heels? A study is being Following the success of this conducted by a podiatrist working venture we look forward to at Casey Cardinia Community planning a future visit to Health Service (Southern Health) Singapore, possibly in 2013. and Peninsula Health to identify better treatment approaches for children with painful heels. Heel pain is often experienced by children during the ages 8 – 14 years. The pain is often associated with normal growth patterns of the foot and can limit the child‟s participation in sport and physical activities. The podiatrist is SINGAPORE TRIP comparing four different Last week, together with Paul approaches for the management of Whitehead and Lois Smethurst, this condition and requires we had the pleasure of J ROCK PERFORMANCE children who suffer heel pain and accompanying 12 of our Year 5 On Monday evening a group of their parents to participate in the and 6 students on an eight day visit our Year 3 to 6 students trial. Participants will receive one to Singapore. presented their „Beautiful Monster‟ of the trialled approaches free of During our performance at J Rock 2011 in charge. time away the Melbourne at Hisense Arena. This All testing will take place children had was the culmination of many at Casey Cardinia the months of planning and rehearsal Community Health Sites opportunity for the students, staff and parents or Peninsula Community to experience involved. The hard work of all Health Sites. The initial for themselves the culture of the involved was recognised in the testing will take country through visits to various presentation to our school of the approximately 1 hour culturally important areas of the following awards. and subsequent appointments 30 city and participation in local Jason Coleman Ministry of minutes. If you are interested in school activities. For many of the Dance Academy for taking part in this study please children the highlight of their visit Excellence in Choreography contact Alicia James (Podiatrist) at was the time spent with host Brainstorm Productions Casey Cardinia Community Health families from Tampines Primary Award of Excellence for Service on 0418563958 or Alicia.James@southernhealth.org.au School. We were all very proud Drama. of the manner in which our Award of Excellence for students conducted themselves Visual Enhancement LYNNE BRENNER AND from the time they farewelled We were very proud of our DEBBIE CUSACK
BOOK CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY To celebrate Book Week (20th-26th August 2011) and Literacy Week (29th August-4th September 2011) we are having a dress-up day. On Friday 2nd September 2011 all the students at Berwick Lodge Primary School are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. Students are asked to bring a gold coin to help raise money for our 2 Asian schools in Cambodia and Laos. At the moment these children only have one A5 notebook to record all their learning for the whole year. It would be nice to think we could provide them with some much-needed books. Weather permitting; a whole school buddy lunch will take place on the basketball courts to showcase everyone‟s effort. There will be a „Smiggle‟ prize awarded to the best-dressed student in each grade! Happy costume designing,
Miss Sarah Vine
SCHOOL AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who received awards over the last week: Ameshi PL
Brendan PL
Molly PM
Daffodil Day Friday 26th August 2011 This year Daffodil Day is celebrating 25 years in Australia. During the month of August we will be selling merchandise to raise much needed funds for cancer research, support and prevention. The daffodil is an international symbol of hope for people who have been affected by cancer including patients, family, carers and friends. If you would like to purchase any daffodil merchandise please go to the office. There is a variety of items to choose from including badges, key rings, pens, bears and even footballs! They range from $5 - $30. Daffodil Day is a day for all of us to give hope for a brighter, cancer-free future, so with your help we can make a difference.
Thank you for your support Zeke PM
Jo Zammit
HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER? Please ensure you let the school office know if you have changed address or updated mobile phones with new numbers. This information alleviates stressful situations on students when they are ill and we cannot contact parents
“J ROCK PERFORMANCE ” WOW! What a night! On Monday night our fabulous J Rock stars finally got to perform at Hisense Arena in front of a huge crowd! A MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to our amazing J Rock cast, crew and co-host for an outstanding effort! I could not be more proud of the commitment, dedication and professionalism shown by each and every student involved. The team represented Berwick Lodge with such good spirits and excellent behaviour. It was a privilege to share the day with them. The J Rock event is non-competitive; however each participating school is awarded three individual awards. We are extremely excited to announce our awards:
*Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance Award of Excellence for Choreography *Brainstorm Productions Award of Excellence for Drama *Award of Excellence for Visual Enhancement
The day could not have been a success without the integral support and help on the day. A BIG thank-you to the following staff and parent helpers: Traceye Rapinett, Jackie Pope, Vanessa Stevens, Jo Zammit, Sarah Vine, Nadine Giaccotto, Jennie Tranter, Mairead Musco, Jacqui Evans, Jacqui Taylor, Chris Joyce, Skye Saleta, Liesal Nunn, Rosemary Nunn and Rhonda Pelzer. Also thank-you to the following people for their contributions towards the production of the performance; The PFA, Sarah Hartnett, Carolyn Mehr, Karen Winbanks, Jolene O’Halloran, Michelle Winchester, Sam Peterson, Lintons Home & Garden Mt.Eliza and all the students who helped with painting, in particular Sophie & Laura from 6N. On a personal level, I can‟t go without publicly giving a very special thank-you to the most amazing parents I know- my own; Gail & Ken Planner. To my mum for designing and making 90 incredible costumes and to my dad for designing and constructing the sets for the show. It is impossible to put a value on their support, time and voluntary community contribution. The show would not have gone on without them and we were all so incredibly lucky to have them as an essential part of our wonderful team. If you didn‟t get the chance to see the performance or would love to see it again, the J Rock students will be performing their „Beautiful Monster‟ piece at the Grade 5/6 Film Festival night on Monday the 19th September at the Drum Theatre Dandenong! Be sure not to miss out and watch for information about ticket sales. Keep performing
Tahnee Planner Performing Arts Teacher
J ROCK REPORT On Monday 15th August 2011 approximately 90 BLPS students participated in the J Rock Challenge. Everyone arrived at school at 8 am so we could arrive at Hi-Sense Arena on time. When we arrived everyone was really excited and couldn‟t wait to perform. After this we went and settled down in our dressing room and we wrote cards to the other schools wishing them good luck. Once we had settled in it was time for our rehearsal. We had to have 3 run throughs to test the lighting and perfect our performance on the stage which was much bigger than we were used to. It was really exciting when the other schools were watching us practice and they seemed to really enjoy our performance. After our practice we headed back to the dressing room to relax before it was time to get our make-up and costumes on. Once we were all ready we couldn‟t wait to get out onto the stage. Everyone performed really well and had a great time. The feedback from the judges was great and they said a lot about our team work, they knew who the main character was all the way through and they could tell the message we were trying to get through to the audience. This message was just because you are different it is still possible to fit-in. Everyone had a great time and we would like to thank Miss. Planner, Mr & Mrs Planner, Mrs Stevens, Mrs. Pope, Miss. Rapinett, Miss. Vine, Mrs. Zammit, Mrs. Musco, Miss. Giacotto, and all the parents and helpers involved. By Lilli 5H
Junior School Council News...
COMING ATTRACTIONS!
Dear Parents, As part of our fundraising efforts for our Sponsor Children, Pheear and Oshdi, we have registered with Pauls Collect a Cap. Each specially marked milk bottle cap donated earns our School 10c. We are hoping to raise as much money as possible to enable us to help Pheear, Oshdi and their communities in Cambodia and Sri Lanka. The money we raise helps their community to provide education and school supplies, training in farming skills, medical check-ups and supplies, building materials for new classrooms and clean, safe drinking water. The caps can be placed in the marked collection bin outside Mrs Cusack‟s office.
“The Lodgie Awards” Grade 5/6 FILM FESTIVAL Monday 19th September 2011
Thank you for your support Vanessa Stevens and Lianne Morgan On behalf of the Junior School Council
Enrolments for 2012 are now being accepted! Enrolment forms are available from the school office. Original birth certificates and immunisation certificates need to be sighted by the office at the time of enrolment.
BLOSHC NEWS School Name
OSHC
Coordinator: Dorien Erasmus
Look out! The next contestants for THE BLOCK might come from BLOSHC. Next week we will make decorating items. REMINDERS Save on Care You can save 50% or more on Before and After School Care fees with the non-means tested Child Care Rebate. Almost all families are eligible. To find out more call our Customer Service Team on 1300 105 343 Monday to Friday. Visit our website to register www.campaustralia.com.au. Once registered you can make bookings and cancellations, view your statements and manage your details anytime of the day online. Before school care: 6:45am – 8:45am
After school care:
3.30pm – 6.30pm
Star of the week: Taylah S: For having a very positive attitude and always being polite. WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK The BLOCK at BLOSCH AFTER SCHOOL CARE
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Mood Dial
Bunting
Sun Catchers
Winged Wonders
Mural
WHAT IS ORGANISATION? Teach Planning My Time
Discuss with the young person what it means to be a good “time manager” and how being good at managing time helps him/her to be an achieving young person. Help the young person think about the various steps to a project or assignment (e.g. making sure they understand instructions, gathering information, doing a draft, completing the final draft) and how he/she should try to estimate how long a step will take. Have the young person schedule steps on a monthly calendar. Discuss with the young person on a regular basis how much time during the week and on weekends he/she should spend doing homework. Provide a daily after-school schedule for the young person to plan when he/she is going to do homework. Help the young person establish a set time each night when he/she will start homework. Make sure the young person writes down in a planner every homework assignment, including due dates. Review these with the young person on a daily basis. Discuss the meaning of the word “priority” and give the young person practice in deciding on the priority of various schoolwork, family and fun activities. Have the young person agree that schoolwork is a high priority that sometimes needs to be done before other fun activities are done.
Parents & Friends Association NEXT MEETING: Thursday 1st September 2011 at 1.30pm in Room 16. Everyone is welcome, including toddlers. 2ND HAND UNIFORM SHOP: Our next 2nd hand uniform shop will be open in the school canteen on Tuesday 30th August 2011 from 2.30pm until 3.15pm. PFA CAFÉ: Is open on Thursday afternoonâ€&#x;s from 2.45pm in Room 16, next to the grade two portables. If you arrive at school early to get a car park close by, or you want to come and keep warm, please come and visit us and enjoy a hot drink for a gold coin donation.
Current Events FATHERS DAY STALL: Thursday 1st September 2011 Forms have been sent home for the Fathers Day Stall. There will be a wide variety of gifts to chose from including mugs, photo frames and games, for that special Dad, Grandad or Great Grandad. All forms must be returned by Friday 26th August 2011. If you have a few hours to spare, please fill in the Parent Helper slip at the bottom of the form. We appreciate your assistance in setting up and running the stall. PIE & SLICE DRIVE: The PFA are holding a Pie & Slice Drive this term with our pies and slices being supplied by Emerald Bakery. There will be a variety of savoury and sweet pies and also some yummy slices. Order forms will be sent home this week. Remember to ask family and friends for their much appreciated support of our school.
UPCOMING EVENTS CLOVER COTTAGE is fast approaching on Wednesday 21st September 2011. Come and have a fun night whilst helping to support our school. Tickets will sell out fast so be quick and return the ticket form below with your payment before Thursday 14th September 2011. Thank you to all the families/businesses who have donated but we are still eager to have your support December we will be having another fun filled Drive In Movie Night at Akoonah Park. This is a great opportunity for advertising for your business. If you work for, or own a business and would like to advertise on the night please email us at blps.pfa@hotmail.com.
Keep collecting....
Remember to keep collecting your Woolworths Earn and Learn Receipts, Coles Sports for Schools Vouchers and Pauls Collect-A-Caps. Boxes for each promotion can be found at the office or send them through your classroom so you can earn house points too !
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TAX RETURNS
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COMMUNITY NEWS Aussie Hoops Pink Ball
There is a new opportunity for girls aged 5-9 to become involved in the Aussie Hoops program. The DBA has acknowledged the need for a girl specific introductory program to get girls involved in basketball at this age. The new program- Aussie Hoops Pink Ball – will be conducted on Friday afternoons from 5pm-6pm and involves coaching from WNBL and SEABL Women‟s players. Girls will still be permitted to attend the mixed Aussie Hoops sessions if they wish however this new, specific training program prepares them for the same environment they will face when they are ready to enter the Girls Under 10 competition on Wednesday afternoon. Each participant will receive a pink t-shirt and a basketball in replace of the Aussie Hoops pack. For more information or to access the registration form please visit the link below: http://www.dandenongbasketball.com.au/_section/_live/_57/ _attachments/July%20App%20Form%20Girls.pdf If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium during business hours from Wednesday to Friday. Advertisements published by the school are accepted in good faith and should not be regarded as an endorsement of any product or service. Parents and members of the school community are advised to investigate any service or product to determine its suitability to meet their family's needs prior to accessing it.