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Volume 25 Issue 8
Thursday 21 March 2019
DATES TO REMEMBER term dates 25 26 27 29 & 01 02
2019
MARCH MARCH MARCH MAR/APR APRIL
term 1 30 jan - 05 apr term 3 15 jul - 20 sep
term 2 23 apr - 28 jun term 4 07 oct - 20 dec
CULTURAL DIVERSITY WEEK - OPENING CEREMONY FOUNDATION FAMILY EVENING - 5:30 P.M. WHOLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY SCHOOL PHOTO DAY SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE NEWLY ELECTED SCHOOL COUNCIL 2019 - 7:00 P.M.
jim bell, principal
jenny reid, assistant principal
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arent/Teacher Interviews Parent/teacher interviews were held on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th March and, accordingly, provided an opportunity for parents to meet with their child’s teacher to discuss progress, achievement and future learning goals. Our Year Prep - Year 6 participation rate was 85%. We tr ust ever yone found the inter views to be of value.
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urriculum Highlights With only three weeks remaining of term, this week saw a number of excursions or incursions undertaken by specific year levels to complement the inquiry units undertaken by the children during the term.
jo-anne doran, assistant principal
skills; encouraging children to be safe and active in the community. The Year 6 classes, in support of their science inquiry learning attended an excursion to Scienceworks, to engage interactively with the Planetarium and Lightning Show. Finally, as a whole school, our cultural diversity celebrations continued with a celebration of Harmony Day on Thursday 21 March.
Each year, March 21 is recognized as Harmony Day. It’s a day to acknowledge our cultural diversity and how our diversity makes Australia a great place to live. Harmony Day, as a celebration of our cultural diversity, is a day of culThese inquiry units are often related to the history, geog- tural respect for everyone who calls Australia home. raphy or science cur r iculum, however , they can often Held every year on 21 March. The Day coincides with complement the literacy and numeracy activities studied. the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This week, the Year 3 and Year 4 classes parThe message of Harmony Day is ‘everyone belongs’. ticipated in the incurThe day aims to engage people to participate in their sion, “Aborigine for a community, respect cultural and religious diversity and Day”. The children foster sense of belonging for everyone. Since 1999, were actively involved in their learning about Australia’s more than 70,000 Harmony Day events have been held Aboriginal culture and its diversity across the continent. in childcare centres, schools, community groups, The talented presenters entertained and engaged the stuchurches, businesses and federal, state and local governdents with interactive activities such as symbolic paintment agencies across Australia. ing, myths and the Dreaming, and what Country means. The Year 1 classes attended an excursion to Casey Safety Village; a state-of-the-art road safety education centre for children. It promoted road safety awareness and
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ports Shorts multi-age student activities, and Thursday 28 March with SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY our Chinese Cultural Show. Parents are encouraged to The annual school cross country will be held on attend and participate! 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 t-shirt of their house team. Cross Country Program 2019
12 year olds at 9.20a.m. 11 year-olds at 9.45a.m. 9/10 year-olds at 10.10a.m. Foundation at 11.00a.m. Year 1 at 11.30a.m. Year 2 at 11.50p.m.
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armony Day: ORANGE Dress Up Orange is the colour chosen to r epr esent Harmony Day. Traditionally, orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. Australians can choose to wear something orange during Harmony Week to show their support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia.
Australia is a vibrant and multicultural country — from Parent helpers are needed to assist with the running of the oldest continuous culture of our first Australians to this event. If you are able to assist please see Jim or Mel. the cultures of our newest arrivals from around the world. Our cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and Thanking you for your continued support. is at the heart of who we are. It makes Australia a great Jim and Mel place to live. Multicultural Australia is an integral part of H&PE our national identity. All people who migrate to Australia bring with them some of their own cultural and religious hinese Language and Culture traditions, as well as taking on many new traditions. This year, our visit to our sister school, Collectively, these traditions have enriched our nation. in Jiangsu, CHINA is scheduled for 15—27 September. There has been great interest in this opportunity by families and following a well-attended and comprehensive information night, we now have twenty-four expressions of interest lodged! There are some fascinating statistics about Australia’s diversity that can be good conversation-starters: Although informed previously that the maximum number each school can take will be 16 students and 3 teachers, enquiries with nearly half (49 per cent) of Australians were born JESIE, here in Australia, have confirmed that overseas or have at least one parent who was Brentwood Park Primary can take all who have we identify with over 300 ancestries lodged their interest. This is testimony to the since 1945, more than 7.5 million people have positive experiences we and our sister school migrated to Australia have had as a result of this program. 85 per cent of Australians agree multiculturalism has been good for Australia The Victorian schools will travel together. apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/ Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi more than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia.
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ultural Diversity Week Following on from our “Australianna” bush dancing with Bushwazee, last week, and our Harmony Day: Orange Dress Up of this week, our cultural diversity celebrations continue next week on Monday 25 March with our Opening Ceremony and
Following the tragic events that unfolded in Christchurch, New Zealand, last Friday 15 March, our sympathies and thoughts are extended to those of our Muslim community and Islamic faith. The message of Harmony Day being ‘everyone belongs’ and its aims to engage people to participate in their community, respect cultural and religious diversity and foster a sense of belonging remains strong.
Term 1
Week ending 15 March, 2019 0BC
Riley
for always being focused on your work and not giving up.
0JF
FJF
for fantastic growth so far. Congratulations!
0JH
Aidan
for trying hard to sound out when writing.
0LP
Sarah
0SM
Jon Carl
for doing a FANTASTIC job creating a map of our classroom. Sarah, you are AWESOME! for developing beautiful handwriting. Well done!
0TL
FTL
for trying your very best at bush dancing this week.
1AB
Vihaan
1HG
Brianna
1KC
Cristian
1MK
George
for demonstrating our school values and helping your classmates. Well done! for achieving some of your goals! We are all SO proud of you! Keep up your persistence! for showing confidence in making good choices and speaking up! Well done! for showing a wonderful understanding of place value.
1NC 1NG
Chinmayee for adding extra details into your recount. They are very interesting to read! Mark for writing an excellent recount. Keep up the awesome effort!
1TN
Nethusha
2AD
Kade
for settling in so well at BPPS. You are always doing your best and upholding school values. Fantastic job! for being a kind and caring class member. Thank you, Kade!
2AK
Khloe
for your improved confidence and ability when reading aloud.
2CM
Aakash
for a big first week at Brentwood Park P.S. Welcome.
2CV
Shr iyadita
2RG
Chelsea
2SY
Samira
for being an amazing student at Brentwood Park primary School. We wish you all the best in the future! for being a fantastic participant in this week’s bush dancing and last week’s assembly. for getting the answers correct in maths, on the first try!
3CH
Seerat
for showing wonderful enthusiasm for our new spelling activities.
3DK
Yun Yi
for her fantastic Big Write narrative using lots of meaningful description!
3MF
Hrithika
for her kindness to others and keen attitude towards her learning.
3MS
Ethan
for his enthusiasm during the Words our Way spelling lessons. Well done.
3SA
Chloe
for showing persistence in class when finding tasks difficult.
4BM
Julie
for trying her best and learning how to kick an AFL football.
4CP
Kaden
for being a polite and helpful student.
4EC
Kar Yi
for her creative and outstanding effort in her writing this week. Well done!
Term 1
Week ending 15 March, 2019 4SM
Mabel
for her kind, compassionate and tolerant attitude. Thank you Mabel, for being there!
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n/a
5EB
Lauty
for having a great start to Words our Way and helping others in your group.
5JG
Anjali
for her amazing effort and willingness to always try her very best.
5LF
Stacey
for making a huge effort to complete all learning tasks! Well done.
5LM
Matilda
5SI
Muzhda
6JA
Blair
6JP
6JP
for being a friendly and helpful class member. We appreciate everything you do to make 5LM an amazing place to be! for creating an outstanding poem filled with descriptive and emotive language! You’re amazing! for putting in 100% and completing all work and homework. AWESOME job! for excellent work on the area and perimeter unit. Well done!
6LM
Mehekleen for her sensational and informative information report. Well done!
6MB
Olivia
for her positive attitude during classroom.
SPECIALIST CLASSES LOTE. Chunyan OLP LOTE. Daisy 2AD P. Arts. Linda 5SI P. Arts. Larissa 1AB
for your excellent singing of Happy Birthday in Chinese. Great job! for your excellent participation in learning the Chinese New Year Song. Well done! Great Teamwork—exploring different ways to play the rhythm of “We will Rock You’ on buckets. congratulations for a great job in the music sessions.
P.E.
Jim 3MS
for super accuracy with vortex throwing. Nice work!
P.E.
Mel 4SM
for their strength when throwing the vortex.
V. Arts. Jessica 6LM V. Arts.
Bree 4CP
D. Tech. Lisa 4BM
for responsibility; working on your tiger activity and ensuring all equipment is clean & packed away. for demonstrating great enthusiasm and concentration on your beetle drawings. for creating digital solutions using Bubbl.us mind mapping tool that clearly answered the question—What are the rules of using a computer?
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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.