Dear Parents, For the last two weeks Ms Amanda Prosser and myself have been attending the Microsoft World Wide Global Forum in Barcelona, Spain as guests of Microsoft. It was a wonderful Forum where we spent time with schools and educators from all across the world. As a Microsoft World Wide Tour School we were asked to contribute in a number of Forums but particularly around System Change. What stood out to us was how well our school is recognised and so well known all over the world. We were constantly asked for information around what we do and how did we get to the position we are now. Schools all over the world recognise they need to change to prepare their children for the 21st Century. Our school is recognised as an exemplar in this field. We also had a chance to look at the exhibitions presented by over 300 of the most innovative school teachers in the world. It was so rewarding to see and learn from what these teachers have accomplished and the passion they exhibit for what they do. A special thank you to Loretta who filled in for me whilst I was away. Whilst in Barcelona we had the privilege to visit a school, who had previously visited us at Silverton, to see what changes they had made. This was truly a most rewarding experience and we both came away with some new learnings. It was pleasing to also see that they had taken away many ideas they saw when they visited us last year and had since implemented in their school. What stood out to us was how advanced our school was and what impact we have had on schools all over the world. This is something our school community can be very proud of. CAMP Thank you to all of our teachers who gave up their private time to attend both the Grade 4 and 6 Camps this year. We understand this can be an imposition on their private lives but appreciate the fact they want to ensure the children in our school get to experience this. CHESS Congratulations to our Chess Team who competed at Deepdene PS last week. They came away successful in taking first place. Well done to the boys involved. GARDENS Dawn is seeking help from some parents who would like to work with her in updating an area of the school gardens. She has arranged a terrific plan and now needs help to do it. If you are able to help out please see Dawn at school. Regards
Tony
26th March 2014 Vol 22 No 04
MARCH 28th Earth Hour Division Tennis 31st Chess competition APRIL 2nd House Cross Country 4th LAST DAY TERM 1—school Finishes at 2:30pm 22nd First Day Term 2 (Tuesday) 24th Anzac Day activities 25th ANZAC Day—No School 28-2nd May BOOKFAIR 30th OPEN NIGHT MAY 7th Mother’s Day Morning Tea School Tour @ 9:30am for 2015 8-9th Mother’s Day Stall 13-15 NAPLAN 19-23 EDUCATION WEEK 28th School Photos
Protecting Our School
If anyone notices any unusual
activity at the school outside
school hours, please call the
Springvale Police on 8558-8600
From the Principal’s desk Students of the Week Birthdays Bookfair details From the Assistant Principal’s desk Community News Silverton Tit Bits Chess News What the 3/4’s have been up to School Banking World’s Greatest Shave Mathlete of the Week Sponsors/Advertisers
THINGS DUE BACK
Instrumental Music—Instalment #2 due
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded ‘Student Of The Week’ certificates
PS Xavier Merton 34S Jack Mills
PI Courtney Bux 34I Adela Kovacic
PL Fatima Mohammadi 34L Ismeta Duratovic
PV Leandro Flett 34V Eurisha Chhin
12E Jordan Jacobs 34E Kemal Cuturic
12R Diamond Khim 34R Nia Symeonidis
12T Melita Bolbol 56T David Keov
12O Tyler Walker 56O Ty Gerardi
12N Caitlyn Hall 56N Hayden Rohringer
12S Tashana Doorgain 56P Matthew Gillies
56S Brandon McCurdy
PS Ben Harper 34S Gagan Narendra
PI Amelia Janikowski 34I Stian Steenkamp
PL Shawn Chelackal 34L Alexis Dimitrakopoulos
PV Sanudhi Gunaratne 34V Felicity Liagourdis
12E Pili Evile Peni 34E Sean Javillonar
12R Caleb Armstrong 34R Christian Tevaseu
12T Anthony Crake Souri 56T Adrian Sekulovski
12O Rachel Heard 56O Madyson Bradford
12N Kate Herrera 56N Daniella Stevic
12S Christopher Ngov 56P Toby Cianciarulo
56S David Dimoski
BIRTHDAYS
Anmol Gandhi Paige Kay Taio Harbis Kayla Gower
Isabelle Leeman Peyton Peni Josh Lantouris Michelle Pena
Jaiking Tu Tashi Thakur Aizeen Karedia Thisanma Heva Dewage
Harley Caruana Philopatear Baselyous April Hoang Atul Ansu
Logan Sa Jacob Nathan Krisha Upadhyay Abey Mathew
Nirupama Saradhy Nina Rachele-Burtt Lulu Rachele-Burtt Milia Tasic
Georgie Karanasios Rohan Mathew Ava Roberts Pili Evile Peni
Dean Ninic Patricia Perez Luca Yannas Houston Vea
Arpit Mehay Maddy Bradford Jennifer Duong Chloe Milnes
Arushee Padmanabhan Isobel Isac Keuna Mills
Wednesday 26th March 2014
Book Fair
Silverton Primary School will host a Book Fair on (28th
April-1st May) including Open Night-30
th April). Funds raised will help purchase books for the
library. Families and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers.
When: The Book Fair will be open Monday 28th April from 3:30—4pm
And daily from 8.30-9.00am- 3.30-4pm on Tuesday 29th to Thursday 1st May
Where: Learning Resource Centre (Library)
Wednesday 26th March 2014
SILVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Student Wellbeing - Loretta Sutherland
QUOTES FOR PARENTS and CHILDREN: If you want your children to be intelligent, read them Fairy Tales. If you want your children to be more intelligent, read them more Fairy Tales. Albert Ein-stein FRIENDSHIP We all want our children to be happy. Having friends helps happiness—but it needs skills. What is friendship? Spending time together. Sharing ideas and treats. Having fun. Respecting each other's differences. Loyalty, sticking up for each other. Caring for each other's safety and wellbeing. Both of you working on the skills to keep your friendship going.
Friendship Skills. How to be a friend. Mums, Dads & Kids “Read the VERBS together.” Always try to DO these things Talk - be interesting, keep up with what's going on around you, eg. TV, sports, music, shared interests - so that you have something to talk about. Share the conversation, so that you each get a chance to be listeners and talkers. Listen to what your friends are saying and ask questions about it. Praise your friends when they do something well. Use your manners, Say please and thank you. Friends like to be pleasant to each other. Think of yourself as being a friendly person, look friendly and be friendly - and others will find you friendly. Be helpful - do things for your friends without keeping a score on who's done the most favours. Give back things you have used or borrowed from each other (this is a good idea for brothers and sisters, too). Be aware of others' feelings - think before you speak. (Sometimes it is a good idea to keep your thoughts to yourself rather than upset people's feelings.) Handle conflict - by being clear about what you want and how you will compromise. Share your time with other friends. Be honest about your feelings, eg. "I don't think this is a good idea because…" But don't always try to be the leader - try out other people's ideas. Try to understand people by thinking about things from their point of view.
DON’T Don't brag about what you've got or done. No put downs - you wouldn't like it if someone did this to you. No prejudice - don't make comments about country, colour, religion or physical appearance. "If you can't find anything nice to say about someone, say nothing," is a good motto for everybody. Don't take over - let others tell their own jokes and news. Don't argue and get upset if your friend doesn't agree with you about something. That's O.K. She has the right to an opinion too. Don't fight your friends' battles. You can support your friends by helping them to deal with their problems: o Be a good listener
o Help them to stay safe.
o Encourage them to try.
o Be there when they need you to be.
o Help them to make good choices.
o Encourage them to look for help from trusted adults.
o Don't talk about them without their permission. Being 'popular', and having real friends, is not always the same thing. Most adults would think themselves really lucky to have one true friend - someone they can trust and rely on for their help and support when they need it. Real friendship lasts through good times and bad times.
Remember: You are a unique (only one like you) person with lots of different sides to your character, so you can have different friends who share your different interests, eg. friends at school, in your street, in sport clubs, in your family, etc. Good friends can play with other people sometimes and still be friends. It’s good to have a good friend but it’s good to have other friends too.
Thanks for taking the time to read these messages
SILVERTON SCHOOL OATH I will have pride in
Silverton Primary School and obey the School Rules
I will be a good citizen and respect others
I promise to respect and care for the environment
I will try to be the best person I can I will aim for excellence
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Successful learners take an
interest in ‘What’ they are do-
ing and ‘How’ they are
doing it. Adopting some or all
of the following behaviours can
help maintain and
improve:-
Getting along with others,
Working together and
Increasing rates of
Achievement
VALUABLE LEARNING HABITS
As HELPFUL BEHAVIOURS
Pride Risk Taker
Communicator
Open Minded
Caring
Well Balanced
Inquirer
Thinker
Reflective
Knowledgeable
NEVER GIVE UP
ENCOURAGE OTHERS
DO YOUR BEST
Who Can Help Me At School?
My Teacher The Teachers in my Learning Centre My Specialist Teachers Mrs Sutherland-Assistant Principal My Student Mentoring Leader Other School Staff My School Student Representative My Peer Mediators Building Resilience is Learning
To Be Smart & Strong
“Every child deserves a champion
- an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection
and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.”
Rita Pierson EDUCATOR
SILVERTON
TIT BITS
NEED A LIBRARY BAG?
Royal Children's Hospital Tote bags for $2.50, can be
ordered through the Uniform shop or the Office.
We are awaiting a shipment and you can pre-order now and they will be delivered to your child
when they arrive. These are great not only for Library bags
also very handy multi purpose bags.
CARTRIDGE RECYCLING
If you have a printer, fax or photocopier at home that has
cartridges or other consumables that you need to dispose of we
now have a box in the office for you to put them in.
MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING
Help SIDS and Kids Victoria by recycling your old mobile phones.
There is a drop box in the office foyer for you to put them in.
This will also help the environment!
UNIFORM SHOP
Opening Times
Mondays from 8:30—9:30 am and
Wednesdays from 2:45—3:30 pm
HOUSE POINTS
Melaleuca (Blue) - 17 points Banksia (Green) - 19 points Grevillea (Red) - 14 points Acacia (Yellow) - 14 points
COMMUNITY NEWS
Details of these items are displayed on noticeboard near Media Centre
YARD AWARDS
Talia 12O - Pride Melissa 12S - Caring Nyaak 12N - Pride Josh R 56N - Pride
Anul 12O - Pride Reeya 12N—Caring Amelia 12E - Pride Gracie FI - Pride
Sofia FI - Risk Taker
ROCKIN’ THE RESERVE Sat March 29 Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill Wineries—Boutique Breweries—Local Food Stalls SPECIAL GUESTS James Reyne, Kate Cebrano, Chantoozies, Russell Robertson, Phil Cebrano. Limited Tickets. www.rockinthereserve.com GIRLS JUNIOR FOOTBALL—WAVERLEY PARK HAWKS Girls aged between 9 & 15 come and join the 2014 Waverely Park Hawks Girls teams! First game—weekend 5/6 April. Trainging starts March at Columbia Park, Columbia Drive, Wheelers Hill. For more info go to www.wphawks.org.au or infowphawks.org.au or call Darren 0411 498 950 MUSIC SCHOOL www.CharterisMusicSchool.com: It's Never Too Early or Too Late to Play Music & Sing! We offer kids piano, singing, piano-&-singing classes, key-board ensemble & more at an affordable price in Dandenong North. Our classes are fun and our students have the oppor-tunity to take part in prestigious performance events NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH GREATER DANDENONG Public Forum Dates 2014 Rooms 3 & 4, Paddy O’Donohue Centre, 18-32 Buckley St, Noble Park from 7:30pm—9pm. Wed May 21—guest speaker Sergeant Pat Green Wed Sept 17—representative from the White Ribbon Organisation, includes Annual General Meeting Wed Nov 19—David Mann from 3AW—Man about Town A light supper will be provided. RSVP Dawn 0407 325 030 SPRINGVALE CITY SOCCER CLUB Fun & exciting training sessions held on Tuesday & Thurs-day from 6:00—7:30pm for children aged between 6—12 years. Contact Fred on 0422 166 437 NORTHVALE NETBALL CLUB Players 11yo and under wanted. Northvale Netball Club is a well established, family oriented netball club, competing in the Waverley City Netball Association competition on a Saturday, at the Waverley Netball Centre, Glen Waverley. Teams train Monday nights. For information contact www.northvale.com.au or [email protected] NORTH DANDENONG JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Players must be at least 7 years old. First time Under 8, 9 and 10 players will receive a free pair of team socks. Pre-season training in March and April. For information call Meagan on 0403 907 192 or Colin on 0418 420 164 EXCEL TENNIS—NOBLE PARK NORTH 2c Bakers Road, Mel Ref 80 K10. Munchkin Tennis 4-7yrs. Junior Group Coaching 7-17years. Squad Training. Cardio Tennis. Adult Group Coaching. Pri-vate Coaching. Competition Available. Term 2 commencing 23rd April. www.exceltennis.com.au [email protected] Phone 0409 426 917 or 9533 5375. FREE Jnr tennis racquet for all new enrolments aged between 4—13 when a full term enrolment is made prior to the beginning of term DANDENONG WOLVES FOOTBALL CLUB Seeking new players for ages 9-13. Training held Monday, Wednesday & Friday at from 6:30pm at WJ Turner Reserve next to the school. Call Sinan 0404309367 or Dogan 0421 950 450 KEYSBOROUGH FOOTBALL & NETBALL CLUB Registration Day 30th March from 9am til 11am at Keysborough Football Club, Cnr Cheltenham & Stanley Roads, Keysborough. Call 9798 4751 or 0402 053 082 or email [email protected]
Wednesday 12th March 2014
SCHOOL TOUR
Next Tour date for 2015
enrolments is Wednesday
7th May at 9:30am
(please call school to
book)
bouncED News www.bounced.com.au
DEAR PARENTS/GUARDIANS,
BOUNCED IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR YOUR CHILD TO ACCESS FROM HOME TO
COMPLETE TASKS SET BY YOUR CHILD’S TEACHERS.
SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE LOGGING ON TO SUNSHINE BOOKS AND
READING AN ONLINE BOOK AND COMPLETING ACTIVITIES. IT MAY ALSO INCLUDE
LOGGING INTO STUDY LADDER AND COMPLETING MATHEMATICS AND
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IN CLASS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT BOUNCED PLEASE CONTACT YOUR TEACHER.
IMPORTANT
FOR THOSE THAT HAVE IPADS/IPODS AT HOME, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE
PROGRAM ‘PUFFIN WEB BROWSER’ FROM THE APPLE STORE, IT WILL LET YOU
ACCESS AND USE FLASH ENABLED SITES.
CHESS NEWS
On Friday 21st March Milan, Nicholas, Jarrod,
Max, Pili and Dinil went to Deepdene Primary School to
participate in a chess competition. After competing in five
games the boys were awarded 1st overall on
the day.
Congratulations
Boys! A special thanks to
Miron for all his hard work with the team.
COOKBOOK RECIPE
Are you the person who submitted
the recipe for the
Hidden Veg Bolognese?
If so can you please either call the
school office or send a note and
let us know so that we can put
your name on the recipe for the
Cookbook
Thank you!
WHAT THE GRADE 3/4’s HAVE BEEN UP TO
Wednesday 26th March 2014
WORLDS GREATEST SHAVE One of our Parents, Tiffany Duncan, mother of Jade in 12O, is
participating in this Event to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.
If you would like to sponsor her please go to the website, worldsgreatestshave.com and follow the instructions.
Kids, a cow, paint and glue. Curious?
Over the next 6 weeks Silverton is bringing the farm to the classroom with the Picasso Cows program. The program celebrates one of Australia’s biggest agricultural Industries, the dairy industry, and also teaches kids that milk doesn’t just come from the supermarket!
Some 5/6 students will get to design and paint a life-sized fibreglass cow based on the theme ‘Fuel for Life’– documenting their findings from start to finish in a learning journal. It’s interactive fun with an important educational message.
We often hear from nutrition experts that Australian children aren’t having enough calcium every day and that dairy foods such as milk, cheese and yogurt are one of the biggest sources. Despite this, most primary school kids aren’t having enough.
This program will tie in with our classroom nutrition education, teaching children about the importance
of the five food groups, including dairy foods, for good health and wellbeing.
And that’s not all! Our school is one of several schools in the region participating in Dairy Australia’s Picasso Cows program, creating some healthy competition! At the end of the program there’ll be a presentation day and the winning school will be awarded $250.
Hi my name is Olivia
Mooton John
RETURN YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS !!!
ALL Library books must be returned to school by Monday 31st March.
Any books not returned by this date will be assumed lost and
an invoice will be sent home for the cost of the book.
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Mathlete of the Week
Bavanthi
Wijesinghe
03 — 09 March
Milica
Gagic
10— 16 March
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North
Dandenong
Junior
Football Club
Garry Sweeting Pavilion
Lois Twohig Reserve, Carlton Rd,
North Dandenong Est. 1971
Club rooms: 9795 7797
Enquiries: [email protected]