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Volume 25 Issue 5
Thursday 28 February 2019
DATES TO REMEMBER term dates 28 07 11 20, 21, 22 29 01
2019
FEBRUARY MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH APRIL
jim bell, principal
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term 1 30 jan - 05 apr term 3 15 jul - 20 sep
term 2 23 apr - 28 jun term 4 07 oct - 20 dec
MATHLETIS $13.00 AND READING EGGS $15.00 PAYMENTS DUE SRC ‘WEAR WHAT YOU WISH DAY’ - GOLD COIN DONATION LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY CASEY SAFTEY VILLAGE EXCURSION YEAR 1 DUE 8TH MARCH $10.00 SCHOOL PHOTO DAY SCHOOL PHOTO DAY
jenny reid, assistant principal
chool Council Elections 2019 At the close of our call for nominations, we had received four nominations for the “parent member category” of school council. Given that we now have four standing nominations and four vacancies in the parent member category of school council, I automatically declare elected those four candidates without the need for the school community to go to election. Congratulations are extended to Sandra Prvulj, Jessica Okirua, Bhaskar Gaur and Sadaf Qaiser. Whilst Sandra is embarking upon her fourth term of office at Brentwood Park Primary School, Jessica, Bhaskar and Sadaf are embarking upon their first.
jo-anne doran, assistant principal
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chool Crossing To ensure student safety, when flags are displayed, all pedestrians should use the school crossing. Always follow the instructions of the crossing supervisor. Stay alert, keep looking and listening for traffic while crossing. Our crossing supervisor, Yvette, is on duty each day from 8.10-9.05 am and 3.10-3.45 pm. Don’t forget to say, “Hi!”
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arly Morning Literacy and Maths Classes Our first school council meeting of the newly elected This week, on the mornings of Tuesday and council will be held on Tuesday 2 April. The full memWednesday, classes started early for a number bership of school council 2019 and those elected to associated office positions, will be detailed in a forthcoming students in Year 5! Early morning literacy classes, conducted on Tuesdays and early morning maths clasnewsletter. Jim Bell, principal ses, conducted on Wednesdays have commenced! Leah McCartney [literacy] and Lyn Forsyth [mathematics] are thrilled with the initial attendance at these additional classes which commence at 8:10 a.m. on their respective mornings! Both would like to congratulate the students on actively taking responsibility for their learning! With forty-two childr en attending literacy and sixtyseven attending maths, both Leah and Lyn hope the attendance will be sustained and continue throughout the year!!
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ouse Captain Elections With School Captains already elected, congratulations can now be extended to the newly elected chool Photographs House Captains for 2019. Class photographs and portrait Akoonah House ……………... Samko and Sureya photographs are currently Casey House ………………... Dylan and Olivia scheduled to be taken on Friday 29 Gardiner House …………….. Damian and Mehar March so please ensure your child/children are Cardinia House ……………. Annabelle and Arsh dressed in school uniform.
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aluing our Reading Recently, our Scholastic Australia representative visited the school to present us with a certificate of recognition. As a school, we raised $3,591 towards free resources for the library. Each time an order is placed at Book Club of one of our Book Fairs, we accrue 'Reward points' to use for literacy and learning resources, not just for the library but for all areas around the school. The fantastic amount we raised in 2018 went towards new books for the library, big books and new teaching resources for the whole school. This certificate was only given to the top 5 schools in the South East Region, including all of Gippsland! Congratulations Brentwood Park and keep reading!!! Annette & Josephine
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chool Cross Country The annual school cross country will be held on Wednesday 27th March. Students who finish in the top 10 runners of each senior school race will be selected for the school team to run at district level next term. On the day, students are encouraged to wear a coloured tshirt of their house team. Parent helpers are needed to assist with the running of this event. If you are able to assist please see Jim Narayan. Thanking you for your continued support. Jim Narayan and Mel Dennis H&PE
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hinese language and Culture This year, our visit to Yangzhong Experimental Primary School, our sister school, in Jiangsu, CHINA is scheduled for 15— 27 September. The maximum number each school can take will be 16 students and 3 teachers.
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nitting club Is held during the first half of lunchtime every Thursday. We would appreciate donations of any unwanted: Wool/yarn Knitting needles Hooks for crochet Thank you Marlene, Sandra & Larissa ports Shorts Swimming News Well done to all of the students who swam at the district carnival on Monday. The competition was very tough and our swimmers gave their best efforts. It was a great experience for many of our students who were competing for the first time. Sanjana, Morgan, Taya, Ellinah, Leigh, Finlay, Nisini, Axel, Maahi and Emmy were terrific in their first appearance at district level. Other experienced swimmers who competed well were Matt, Brinda, Susan, Jack, Trisha, Jalyn, Emmy, Olivia and Julie.
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The up and coming rising star of our school is Min. Still with another year at the same age level, Min was our only individual swimmer to receive a placing, 2nd in butterfly. The 10 year old boys’ team of Min, Hayden, Ujin and Charlie were superb in their victory and will progress to the division competition. Our school finished in 6th place overall, which is a great team result. A special thanks to all of the parents and friends who have supported the swimming team.
Jiangsu Educational Services for International Exchange [JESIE] will provide funding support to partly cover the full cost. Each participant will only pay AUD $2,000 as a package including international airfares and in-country costs (for accommodation, meals, transportation and tours in Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai as well as the sister school visit with homestay). Students and teachers will need to cover own costs for passport, visa and insurance. The insurance can be organized by individuals/ parents or through the Department of Education. The JESIE team will assist in organising the whole trip, including the air-tickets, in-country tours as listed, and the sister school visit. For the international flights, two airlines will be considered – Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airlines. Both students and teachers will be staying in hotels during the tours in Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai. The Victorian schools will travel together and will attend a Welcome Ceremony in Nanjing before travelling to respective sister schools. An information night will be scheduled for those families interested in their child participating in this wonderful, cultural opportunity.
Term 1
Week ending 22 February, 2019 0BC
Lilly
for your wonderful attitude towards your learning. You’re a superstar!
0JF
Elisa
for a fantastic start to school.
0JH
Jackson
for always having a positive attitude. Keep working hard!
0LP
Aileen
0SM
Railen
for being a FANTASTIC classroom helper and a SUPER, awesome listener! for showing great kindness to others. You are a superstar!
0TL
Yuxuan
for a great start to the year.
1AB
Ilah
1HG
Adrian
1KC
Caius
1MK
Ramsay
for showing enthusiasm during our math activities and trying your best. Well done! for achieving success with your ‘Read-to-self 'by getting started straight away and staying in your spot. for his success in using a plan to unite a recount about a birthday party! What great work! for all the effort he has put into learning to skip count.
1NC
Brax
for consistently making good choices this week. You are a superstar!
1NG
Trisha
1TN
Reina
2AD
Asher
for having a fantastic start to the year and showing all the school values. Super effort! for being a successful writer by using interesting vocabulary and correct punctuation. for her increased confidence in telling the time.
2AK
Mackenzie
for a confident start to your time at BPPS. We love having you in 2AK!
2CM
Zac
for creating sensational maths patterns and for being able to explain them.
2CV
Aarohee
for a fantastic start and settling in well to Term 1.
2RG
Riza
2SY
Masato
for the detail included in her CAFÉ’s character profile. An awesome effort! for getting 100% in his spelling tests.
3CH
Yenuka
for writing a wonderful character description and story introduction.
3DK
Ar chie
3MF
Max
for his fantastic narrative writing this week using a range of VCOP strategies. for creating interesting characters and including them in his writing.
3MS
Saisha
for always giving 100% to achieve your personal best. Well done!
3SA
Lotus
for your amazing “compound socks”. You are a superstar!
4BM
Makayla
4CP
Lilly
for having a great week overall and for presenting a fantastic speech about frogs. for her thoughtful presentation of class work.
4EC
Kar thik
for contributing in class every way possible and always having a smile.
Term 1
Week ending 22 February, 2019 4SM
Eric
for writing an outstanding recount. Awesome job, Eric!
4VG
Aarush
for creating an excellent storyboard. Well done!
5EB
Neha
for always being ready to learn and trying your best.
5JG
Chloe
for sharing your engaging sizzling orientation in writing this week.
5LF
Lucy
for showing resilience to keep going this week!
5LM
Olivia
5SI
Thomas
for using her knowledge of the narrative structure to develop an imaginative and interesting to read story! for always taking the time to help and support his peers!
6JA
Damian
6JP
for always contributing everyway in class in a positive way. Awesome work! Mohmina for undertaking every task with great attention to detail. Excellent work!
6LM
Kate
6MB
Olivia
for demonstrating a growth mindset and excellent teamwork skills. Well done, Kate! It has been a pleasure watching your confidence grow over the first few weeks of school.
SPECIALIST CLASSES LOTE. Chunyan n/a LOTE. Daisy 5JG P. Arts. Linda 4BM P. Arts. Larissa 1NG P.E.
Jim 3DK
P.E.
Mel FLP
V. Arts. Jessica 6MB V. Arts.
Bree 3CH
D. Tech. Lisa 2SY
your great participation in making lantern festival decorations! Well done! for great teamwork-singing ‘Banuwa’ in three parts and then playing those parts on xylophones and keyboards. for practising and performing the traditional country dance, ‘Emus and Kangaroos.’ for everyone being able to jump the hurdles in PE. for their fantastic listening in the freeze game. well done on an amazing drawing session. The effort you all put in certainly shows in the quality of your work. for a great application of tone to your toy drawings. for beating the world record for logging in —2 minutes 43 seconds and for being focused during Digital Technologies.
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LEASE DIRECT MONEY FOR EXCURSIONS, ETC TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER - NOT TO THE OFFICE.
Please hand money and permission slip in sealed envelopes to classroom teacher first thing in the morning. By following this process teachers are aware that your child will be attending the excursion and mark them off their lists. Money is collected by office staff and processed each morning and a receipt given back to teachers along with permission slips. All money is tallied and banked daily – no money is left on the premises. If you wish to pay by credit card, a proforma is available from the office. This can be filled out with details and placed in a sealed envelope and handed to your classroom teacher Please deliver cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and grade on the front by 9.30 a.m. If you have a number of children attending an excursion you can place all money and permission slips in the one envelope with children’s names and grades on the front and deliver to one of the children’s teachers. The office staff will be able to allocate money to the children’s particular items and distribute permission slips and receipts back to teachers. Envelopes are available at the office. If you have a large amount to be paid or need to process an EFTPOS transaction through a savings account you can make arrangements to pay at the office. We also have a new Qkr payment system on our Skoolbag app. If you download our Skoolbag app and Qkr payment app you can now pay for your child’s excursion on line. All change will be delivered to the children in the afternoon. Re-imbursements will only be made under certain circumstances – they will be made by cheque (no cash transactions are made). Notices are sent out with a final collection time – please adhere to this time. All money and per mission slips ar e required to be sent back by this date – otherwise your child will not be able to attend. This enables us to confirm bookings and numbers with bus companies and organisations we are visiting. Also we need to send details to the Department of Education Emergency Management for all excursions, camps, etc. We also need to accommodate students who will not be attending. We would appreciate it if parents could please follow these processes.