Term 1, Issue 3 Fri 25th February 2011 35 Gwendoline Drive, Berwick, 3806 Phone: 8786 9988
Fax: 8786 9621
Email: berwick.fields.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.berwickfieldsps.vic.edu.au
Tues 1st March
Prep assembly @ 12.15pm Grade 3/4 assembly @ 2.15pm
Wed 2nd Mar
District swimming @ Doveton Pool
Fri 4th Mar
Clean Up Australia Day @ Berwick Fields PS
Mon 7th Mar Fri 11th Mar
Grade 5/6 Camp to Cave Hill Creek
In This Issue School Council Corner
2
Tues 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th Grade 1/2 Swimming @ Casey Race YMCA & Wed 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th March
Berwick Fielders
3-6
Parents & Friends
7
Mon 14th Mar
Labour Day - NO SCHOOL
Bridges Volunteers
8
Tues 15th Mar
Parents & Friends Meeting @ 9.15am
ICT Tips
9
Wed 16th Mar
Parent Rep meeting @ 2pm
World Maths Day
10
Fri 25th Mar
Whole School 5th Birthday celebration
OSHC News
11
Sat 26th Mar
5th Birthday Frenzy @ Berwick Fields 10am - 3pm
Art Competition
11
Community News
12-18
Clean Up Australia Day Friday 4th March
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On behalf of School Council I would like to welcome you to the start of a very exciting 2011 at Berwick Fields. We have definitely hit the ground running this year with so much happening, so I hope you all got a chance at some relaxation over the Christmas break in preparation for a year of Berwick Fields Celebrations! As has become tradition over the holiday break new buildings were completed on site, fresh painting has happened around the school and many landscaping changes and additions have appeared giving our school grounds a fabulous look, and these are just a few of the changes you may have noticed! Our committee met on Monday 21st February and as per our usual agenda we passed our previous meeting (Dec 10) minutes, financial statements and records of incoming and outgoing mail. At the beginning of each school year School Council needs to endorse the Fundraising/Canteen Activities regarding GST, School Purchase Cards, School Orders and Financial Commitment Summary. These are annual requirements and were also done on Monday night. The Investment Policy was also presented and after a discussion was referred back with a recommended change so this will be represented at the March meeting. Learning Community Reports were presented to members. These reports include the areas of Health & Wellbeing, Community Development, Essential Learnings and School Improvement. In our report from Stephen, under School Improvement, we discussed the ‘summary of progress milestones’ that were set for 2010 for our School Strategic Plan in the areas of ‘Student Learning’, ‘Student Engagement and Wellbeing’ and ‘Student Pathways and Transition’. In the vast majority of cases we were able to achieve all the milestones that were set. Parents and Friends requested and received approval to run events in term 2 and I am sure you will look forward to hearing about these very soon. Community Development presented a ‘Transition’ Policy for approval and after a discussion this policy has been referred back to consider how we can support students who come into our school during the year. This policy will also be represented to School Council at our March meeting. This was our last meeting as the current committee. Our new committee will meet next month, so I would like to thank all members of School Council for the respect, enthusiasm, friendliness and co-operation that they not only have shown towards me but to each other over the last twelve months. It has been an absolute pleasure to be able to work with such a dedicated team ensuring all the children at Berwick Fields receive the best possible educational experience. ‘Together We Achieve’ – It really is true! My role as President was made a lot easier because so many people were willing to offer help or support and in sharing their knowledge and experiences and I am extremely appreciative of this. THANK YOU! Thank you to our parent members Adam Wight, Abir Yacoub, Bryan O’Reilly, Thad Roos and staff members Courtney Bennetts and Dale Mills who have completed their two year term. If they would like to continue on School Council they must renominate. School Council will meet again on March 21 st as a new committee for 2011. More information regarding School Council and nominations was included in last Friday’s newsletter including the nomination form. Close of nominations is today, Friday 25th March. Donna Foster 2010 School Council President foster.donna.df@edumail.vic.gov.au
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Berwick Fielders 12A
Sebastian for his enthusiastic approach towards his new school and showing confidence in making new friends! Ci Ci for always being keen to have a ‘Red, Hot, Go’ and try her best at everything she does. Super effort Ci Ci!
12B
Nazifa for being such a positive and enthusiastic member of ‘The Monsters’. You have had an excellent start to the year. Well done! Blake for always being such a friendly and happy member of ‘The Monsters’. You help make our classroom such a great place to be!
12C
Emma for being so persistent while in Multimedia! You should be very proud of your Bio Poem! Well done! Shanley for being so persistent when counting on the hundreds chart! Well done!
12D
Matthew for being a hard working Terrific Turtle who is so helpful and persistent in the classroom. Olivia for being a Terrific Turtle who works hard to display our school values.
12E
Eloise for her persistence and confidence in settling into a new school. You’re a clever cookie! Katelyn for amazing weekend writing with so much detail this week. You’re a clever cookie!
12F
Lauren for being such a kind and caring member of our class! We are lucky to have someone with such good ‘Getting Along’ skills. Mitchell for being an organised and responsible member of our class. We are so lucky to have you !
12G
Brandon for amazing persistence and having a ‘Red, Hot, Go’ in class discussions. You’re a clever cookie! Ethan for amazing weekend writing with so much detail this week. You’re a clever cookie!
12H
Ali for showing so much enthusiasm with your holiday writing! Great to see you giving your learning a ‘Red, Hot, Go’. Holly for being an enthusiastic learner by making so many links in the classroom. Fantastic start to Grade 1 Holly!
12J
Harper for being a confident learner who always shares her ideas and thoughts. Well done! Takaya for being a super friendly Funky Monkey! Thanks for making our classroom such a happy place to be.
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Berwick Fielders 12K
Jasin for making an effort to get along with everybody in the class! Charlotte for being so organised in class and always following instructions immediately!
12L
Emily for being super confident in Mini-Lab and helping the people around you. Amazing job, Em! Xavier for being so organised when writing your letter to the teacher. Super effort, Xavier!
12M
Debra for having the confidence to read in front of the class. Well done on trying to read nice and loudly Debra! Olivia for having such great ‘Getting Along’ skills. You have already made so many new friends in 1/2M. Thanks for being such a friendly Caring Caterpillar Olivia!
12N
Ryan for getting along and making new friends at his new school. Great work Ryan! Olivia for confidence and for getting up in front of the class to perform a role play about ‘You Can Do It’! Fantastic job Olivia!
5/6A
Ruchira for using your initiative when working out a scale drawing during our crime topic. Well done! Kell for so confidently talking to the grade during your Junior School Council presentation. Congratulations on your appointment! Caleb for using your ‘Getting Along’ skills and settling well into Berwick Fields Primary School. Well done!
5/6B
Oskar for writing a very strong and persuasive piece of writing to convince people that graffiti is not art. You certainly demonstrated confidence and enthusiasm when presenting your work to the class. Well done! Zara for demonstrating confidence when presenting your Junior School Council speech to the class. You certainly showed all the values and will make an excellent leader. Congratulations!
5/6C
Shaun and Deon for the confidence you have shown settling in to Berwick Fields this year. We are very lucky you have joined us! Kelly for the confidence you showed presenting your first assembly as Team Captain. Well done!
5/6D
Karanita for settling into Berwick Fields so well! You were thrown in the deep end stepping into our program and have shown great flexibility. Kyle for demonstrating good learning behaviours in and out of the classroom. It has been great to see you so organised and persistent towards your learning! Keep it up!
5/6E
Mikaela for being such a happy and enthusiastic member of our classroom. Well done on settling in so well to Grade 5! Ozcan for being so organised in relation to class work and homework! It was terrific to see Ozcan also helping others with their work. Page 4 - Berwick Fields Primary School Newsletter
Berwick Fielders 5/6F
Rhiannon for settling in so well to a new school and new class with such confidence! We are so happy you’ve come to Berwick Fields! Rhyan for settling in so quickly to a new school with such confidence! We are so happy you’ve come to Berwick Fields! Brittany R for settling in to a new school and new class with such enthusiasm and confidence. We’re so happy you’ve come to Berwick Fields! Britney H for demonstrating such terrific organisational skills by planning and anticipating your day and for having everything you need ready to go. Also for being such a great role model! You really are an ’All Star’!
5/6G
‘Scribblenaut’ Tom for confidently demonstrating such strong good learning skills and behaviours so early in the year. Thank you for remembering it all! ‘Scribblenaut’ Mason for your confident leadership during our room change. I can’t wait to see more leading from you! Keep it up Mason!
Physical Ed Mrs Tivendale
Riley S (1\2C) for a great start to the year in our P.E classes. Keep trying to the best of your ability! Joshua N (5\6C) for a great effort at the Berwick Fields swimming trials. It was great to see you giving it your best shot!
Physical Ed Mr Quirk
Joel D (1\2K) for showing an enthusiastic attitude in Physical Education classes and demonstrating improvement with his skills. Well done! Samuel S (5\6A) for displaying enthusiasm and persistence when participating in Physical Education activities. Great effort!
Performing Arts Mrs Lardner
Shahab F (5/6D) for constructively contributing to class discussion and displaying excellent co-operation skills during script reading. Congratulations!
Visual Arts Mrs Simpson
Lucy (Prep B) for being such a friendly and respectful art student who listens carefully and follows instructions with a smile! Harry (5/6F) for bringing your enthusiastic attitude to art. It is wonderful to see your enthusiasm affect others in such a positive way! Kyle (1/2F) for being such an enthusiastic helper in art. It is wonderful to have you guiding your classmates in such a friendly way!
Tap Shoes Wanted! Do you have tap shoes at home that you no longer need? Mrs Lardner is looking for donations of tap shoes to help her run her lunchtime tap class. If you can help her out, please bring them into the office, or see Mrs Lardner in the Performing Arts room.
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Our next meeting is Tuesday 15th March at 9.15am in the BLC. Everyone is welcome!
To celebrate Berwick Fields 5th Birthday, we are holding a Major Community raffle. This is the 1st time the school has held a major and professional raffle with our own Berwick Fields tickets. Each family received a book of 10 tickets and each ticket costs $2. You can sell to the public or, if you prefer, you can keep the tickets yourself. This raffle is a major way of fundraising for the school. The school has the potential to raise a large amount of funds for equipment and resources, new programs, and things that the students would love to have. There are 10,000 tickets on offer, so please ask your family, friends, work colleagues, anyone you know to buy some tickets. We would also love their support in selling their own book of tickets. You may even ask a local business that you frequent to put a book on their counter. Please do not discard the raffle tickets. If you are unable to sell them, kindly return them to the office, so we may send them home with families who wish to sell/distribute more books of tickets. However we encourage each family to sell one book. Thank you.
In keeping with our objective this year of building and supporting our Berwick Fields community, and as we are celebrating our very special 5th Birthday Frenzy this year, Parents & Friends will be holding a FREE Easter Raffle. Each child at Berwick Fields will have their name placed into a bucket to go into the
After much discussion, P&F have decided NOT to proceed with a Hot Cross Bun Drive this year. This decision was based on the fact that the Easter Weekend is at the end of the school holidays, thus the buns would be delivered almost 3 weeks prior to Easter. We also took into consideration the financial implications associated with the 5th Birthday Frenzy Celebrations. ie raffles, cookbook, Frenzy Jersey and the Frenzy Celebration itself on the 26th March. We would encourage all families however, to support our 5th Birthday Frenzy Raffle and purchase a ticket for just $2.00.
draw to win a fantastic sports bicycle as well as one of our many yummy Easter hampers. The prize draw will take place at our annual Easter Parade.
Thank you for your continued support!
Mothers Day Stall: Wednesday 4th May Dynamite Disco (date to be confirmed) Parent assistance with these events would be greatly appreciated. Please see a member of Parents & Friends, or leave your details with the office staff or your class parent rep, and they will pass your details on to us.
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OSHC NEWS Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Books
Books
Mobilo
Books
Zoobs
Zoobs
Newspaper creations
Mobilo
Twister
Boogle
Memory game
Twister
Free drawing
Free Drawing
Triominos
Duck Duck Goose
Books
Zoobs
Whos’ Who
Newspaper creations
Newspaper creations
Twister
Newspaper creations
Under the sea puzzle
Twister
Cooking Club: Cup cakes
Newspaper Creations
Free Drawing
Due to weather- Outside play: Parachute, Octopus, Ball Tiggy, Balloon games & Free Play Please note: As part of the Camp Australia Policy all Preps are brought to their classrooms in the mornings and picked up from their classrooms in the afternoon by our Prep Train- We have a driver and stop at the stations (classrooms) to pick up more passengers (prep students).
Our program hours: 7:00am- 8:45am
3:15pm- 6:00pm
For bookings and cancellations call us on 8786 9647 and leave a message or register on the Parent Portal via the website www.campaustralia.com.au and take care of your own bookings Please Note: For Insurance purposes we cannot accept children into our program before 7am
Thank you, Berwick Fields OSHC Team
Casey Creations (Junior) Youth Arts Competition A wonderful opportunity is available for students in Grades 5 and 6 as they are invited to participate in the Casey Creations (Junior) Youth Arts Competition. There are two categories: 2D Artwork Photography Each student may enter one artwork with a maximum size of A3 and must be unframed. Entries need to be delivered to the art room by 4pm Thursday 3rd March with the signed permission slip. Entry forms can be collected from the art room or the office. Entries are FREE. All the entries from Berwick Fields PS will be delivered to the competition and picked up on completion. More information is available at www.insideinfo.casey.vic.gov.au or pop into the art room before or after school. Jodie Simpson – Art Teacher Page 11 - Berwick Fields Primary School Newsletter
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Applications close 28th February If you have not already applied for Education Maintenance Allowance and you are eligible, kindly present your card to the office. Please note: Your card must be valid on the 1st Feb 2011 for you to be eligible If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the office.
The Berwick Fields 2010 Yearbook and 2011 Calendar are still available $16 & $5 respectively from the school office. Hurry while stocks last!
2010 – 2011 Transition Experience Survey for Families. We need your help to collect some valuable data on the effect of the Whole School Transition Experience and how it affects you and your family. We would appreciate it if you could spare a couple of minutes to complete a short survey by clicking on the link below.
STUDENT BANKING EVERY TUESDAY Please bring your student bank books to the office every Tuesday. Each account opened through the school earns the school $5 and we also receive a commission for every deposit.
Thank you
If you would like any more information, or to open an account, please come to the office for an application form.
Transition Team
Happy Banking!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ CBMYZ3K
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What’s happening in the City of Casey? Have Your Say on the City of Casey Children’s Plan The City of Casey is seeking community feedback to assist Council develop the Children’s Plan which will help shape the future for families with children up to nine years of age in the community. The City of Casey is committed to supporting the needs of growing communities as we plan quality services and programs that are important to families with children. If you would like to provide your views to help us develop the Children’s Plan, please complete an online survey at www.casey.vic.gov.au/currentconsultations by Tuesday 15 March 2011. Alternatively, to receive a copy of the survey, please contact the City of Casey Children’s Services Department on 9705 5200. If you wish to speak to us about taking part in this survey in your own language, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and ask them to contact the City of Casey Children’s Services Department on 9705 5200. Harmony Day Harmony Day is held on 21 March, during the national week of Cultural Diversity. The continuing message for Harmony Day in 2011 is that Everyone Belongs, which means all Australians are a welcome part of our country, regardless of their background. It's a time to reflect on where Australians have come from, recognising the traditional owners of this land. It's also about community participation, inclusiveness and respect – celebrating the different cultures that make Australia a great place to live. Schools are invited to participate in Harmony Day by organising events, celebrations, classroom activities, multicultural morning teas, or perhaps arranging cultural art shows and student performances for example For more information on Harmony Day go to: http://www.harmony.gov.au/
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