The schooltrives to ensure that our students will become responsible, motivated, The school strives to ensure that our students will become responsible, motivated, life-long learners who can confidently face future challenges. Be a Learner Be Safe Be Respectful 2018 Diary Dates Day Date Time Event Thursday 13 Sept 7.00pm MVIMP Soiree Friday 14 Sept 9.00am – 3.15pm 5 /6 Basketball Tournament 9.15am - 10.30am Unit 4 Swimming Thursday 20 Sept 9.00am Concert Rehearsal 7.00pm School Concert Friday 21 Sept 2.30pm End of Term Monday 8 Oct 9.00am Term 4 begins Tuesday 16 Oct 1.00pm/2.00pm Unit 3 Swimming Program Thursday 18 Oct 3.30pm -6.00pm Prep Dinner Friday 19 Oct 9.00am- 1.30pm Unit 3 Cricket Gala Thursday 25 Oct 5.30pm Unit 2 Sleepover Tuesday 30 Oct 1.00pm/2.00pm Unit 3 swimming Program Monday 5 Nov Pupil Free Day Thursday 8 Nov 9.00am 2019 Prep Orientation Wednesday 14 Nov 9.00am 2019 Prep Orientation Thursday 15 Nov MVIMP Concert Principal: Heather Carr Telephone: 93708784 School Council President: Paul Meehan Email: [email protected]Ascot Vale West Primary School NEWSLETTER Thursday, 13 September 2018 Issue 15 Term 3 Weekly Events Monday –School Assembly - Lunch Orders - School Banking Tuesday - Breakfast Club Wednesday - Lunch Orders Thursday - Breakfast Club Friday - Breakfast Club - Lunch Orders - Play to Learn 9.00- 10.30am Parents and Friends Association Friday, 14 September AVWPFA Meeting, 2.00pm Friday, 26 October AVWPFA Meeting, 2.00pm Saturday, 27 October Bunnings BBQ Contact details: [email protected]https://www.facebook.com/gro ups/513259885546158/ School Concert – Thursday, 20 September Rehearsals are well underway and the concert is looking like it will be another great celebration of the arts program at the school. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, 29 August at 9.00am. They can be purchased online via the Clocktower website: http://www.clocktowercentre.com.au/Whats-On/School-Community-and- Events.aspx or in person from the Clocktower Booking Office, 750 Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 Clocktower Ph.9243 9191 We have also organised a raffle. Raffle tickets will be sent home next week. The first prize in the raffle is a Sphero SPRK Educational Robot.
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The schooltrives to ensure that our students will become responsible, motivated,
The school strives to ensure that our students will become responsible, motivated, life-long learners who can confidently face future challenges.
Rehearsals are well underway and the concert is looking like it will be another great celebration of the arts program at the school.
Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, 29 August at 9.00am. They can be purchased online via the Clocktower website: http://www.clocktowercentre.com.au/Whats-On/School-Community-and-Events.aspx or in person from the Clocktower Booking Office, 750 Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039
Clocktower Ph.9243 9191
We have also organised a raffle. Raffle tickets will be sent home next week. The first prize in the raffle is a Sphero SPRK Educational Robot.
From the Principal End of Term – Friday, 21 September
Next Friday is the last day of Term 3. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm. Parents are asked to make arrangements to collect their children at this time. Any parent requiring after care should register their child with Camp Australia through their website or call the office for assistance. I would like to wish you all a relaxing and enjoyable time with your children. I look forward to seeing everyone back at the beginning of the term. School will resume at 9.00am on Monday, 8 October.
Tournament of Minds
Congratulations to the team that represented the school at the Tournament of Minds on Saturday, 25 August. The team performed exceptionally well particularly with their prepared response. The collaboration and inclusive manner in which they worked towards their presentation held them in good stead and enhanced the final presentation. The TOM team performed their presentation at assembly on Monday where it was warmly received by all in attendance. I would like to acknowledge the support provided to the team by Cassie (Rm1). While the team were preparing for their presentation Cassie supervised all of their out of school sessions including Sunday practises and at the session at LaTrobe University. I would also like to thank parents of these students for supporting their students and the school in our endeavour to provide broader experiences for students.
TOM team members: Cooper, Kidist, Hermon, Ella, Isabel, Georgia and Gabriella
Camps – Term 4 Our camping program also continues next term. Unit 1- Thursday, XX October Students in Unit 1 will participate in a special program on during the afternoon followed by some outdoor activities and dinner. Unit 2 – Thursday XX – Friday XX October Students attending Unit 2’s camp will begin their camping experience at 5.30pm on Thursday. A range of experiences will be organised including night walk and dinner. On Friday they will have breakfast and then follow a special program for the day including making their lunch. The camp will finish at the end of the school day.
School Concert – Thursday, 20 September
As we head into the home stretch, rehearsals for the school concert are well underway. Classes are practising their items and organising costumes ready for their performance. Concert leads will have additional practises next week and all of the school will participate in a rehearsal at school on Tuesday. On Thursday, the school will provide buses to transport students to and from the Clocktower for the final rehearsal. All students are expected to attend this rehearsal. Please ensure that all permission slips are returned to your child’s classroom teacher by Tuesday, 18 September.
Rm 15 rehearsing with Hannah.
Please note on the night of the performance:
Parents will need to bring their children to the Clocktower no later than 6.00pm
All students must be signed in by an adult. Once signed in students will be directed from the sign in point to backstage where their class teacher will be waiting for them as they prepare for their performance.
The concert will conclude by 8.30pm. Parents are asked to collect their children from the foyer at the conclusion of the concert. Programs will be distributed next week to all families
In addition, raffle tickets will be available for sale on the
night
Swimming Program
Our swimming program goes into full swing next term. Swimming is an important part of the school’s Physical Education program and all students are encouraged to attend offered programs. Given the current high incidence of drowning, the development of water safety and confidence needs to be of the highest priority. The program is held at the Ascot Vale Leisure Centre enabling us to walk students to and from the venue. The swimming programs cater for all ability’s from beginners to squad swimmers. Qualified swim instructors run the program
Unit 3 Starting on Tuesday, 16 October, students in Unit 3 will have the opportunity to attend an 8-week swimming program. Information regarding this program has been distributed to all Unit 3 students. Please make sure permission and payment are returned by Wednesday, 10 October
Units 1 & 2 Our prep to year 2 students will participate in an intensive swimming program over two weeks beginning Monday, 3 December. Information regarding this program will be sent home next term. As with all of our programs parent helpers are welcome to attend and to assist staff. Please note however if you are interested in assisting with changing you must hold a current Working With Children Check. This check must be presented at the office prior to assisting. The cost of these swimming programs have been subsidised using funds from The Swimming Schools Grant (DET)
Divisional Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to all of our competitors who competed in the Divisional finals last week. Once again this year we had students who competed exceptionally well at the Divisional Athletics competition. These students will compete in the regional finals in Term 4. They are: Lara – 800 metres (1st) and 1500 mts (2nd) Jonah – hurdles (1st) and high jump (2nd) Rex – high jump (1st) The next level of competition, regional finals, will be held in Term 4. Parents will need to make arrangements for their children on this day. Please contact Darrin if you require further information.
Father’s day and Special Friends Congratulations to the Parents and Friends Association on another very successful afternoon to celebrate Father’s Day.
There was a great response from families and despite the weather conditions families appeared to have an enjoyable time.
Traffic Management - The Royal Melbourne Show
The Royal Melbourne Show will take place between Saturday, 22 September and Tuesday, 2 October. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria has been working with the school and a traffic managemnt company to try to minimise the impact of the traffic during this period on local residents. Parents are asked to note the changed traffic conditions during this time. The RASV have notified the school of the following: Tempory road closures throughout the days of the event: Victory Pde, Elliot and Monash Streets. Local access to all residents will remain open Chauvel Street end of Elliot and Monash Streets will have half road closures in which residents may enter and exit freely throughout the day. Regards Heather
On Thursday 6 September Ascot Vale West Primary School celebrated a Well-Being Day.
All money raised will go towards our school ‘Buddy Bench’ initiative driven by the Unit 2 students. Students dressed
'as the best version of themselves' (anything that they felt best represented them as a person!)
As a community we raised $480.00 towards our school buddy bench. Well done! The students participated in
a well-being session in their classrooms working towards building their Social and Emotional Learning. They focused
on getting along, building relationships and regulating their emotions using a range of strategies.
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“We were so excited and had
an awesome day!” Linkin
“It has helped me to think more about
myself & my emotions-how I react to
things” Quincy
Ascot Vale West Primary School is proud to announce that we have been chosen to be
part of a food waste recycling trial developed by the Moonee Ponds City Council. As
part of this, each classroom will be collecting their food waste and emptying it into
special bins with green lids on a daily basis. The council will be collecting the food
waste on a fortnightly basis and intend to use it to create useful products such as
compost and mulch. We are excited about reducing the food waste being produced in
our school and would appreciate your support.
John Smith-Herrod
Wipe Out Waste Coordinator
New Food Waste Recycling
Program
Teddy Bear Week
The Prep students celebrated Teddy Bear Week. It was a fantastic week with the children excited to see each other’s teddy bears and complete teddy bear related learning tasks.
Sander had the shortest teddy, ‘Tigery’ and Charlie had the longest teddy, ‘Andy’.
Seth – ‘My favourite part about teddy bear was that I got to measure my teddy bear and I loved making the teddy bear party hats.’
Yigit making teddy bear biscuits. Salma and Alice counting the different coloured gummy bears!
Judy – ‘I loved teddy bear week because I got to take one of my favourite teddies to school.’
Ikram – ‘We got to make teddy bear biscuits and eat them at the teddy bear picnic on the last day.’
Hoy en clase de ESPAÑOLLEARNING SPANISH THROUGH GAMES
Preps arelearning
¨los días de lasemana¨
(the days ofthe week)
Grades 3and 4 are
learning theparts of the
house
Grades 5 and 6are describingtheir paintings
based on Spanishspeaking artists
like Miró, Picasso,Botero or Dalí
Looking at the 2
works by Dutch
artist Mondrian.
A visit to the NGV
is not the same
without a visit to
the water wall.
On the way to the Gallery
students stopped to look
at the mural by Mirka
Mora.
Salvador Dali’s
‘Persistence of
Memory’.
Unit 4 students attended the National Gallery of Victoria to see
the MoMA exhibition that is part of the annual ‘Winter
Masterpiece’ collection. Students proudly shared their
knowledge with other visitors to the gallery.
Pablo Picasso’s
The Apprentice’s
Table.’
AVW… We have a spine-shivering story to tell you!
No, not really that was just the beginning of our
ToM challenge experience.
ToM was a fantastic experience! It is an
international challenge and problem solving
competition for primary and secondary aged
students.
To write and practise, we got together every week
after school… And on Sundays too!
We learnt that it is not easy to write a script!
Our challenges were to remember our lines and making sure that we addressed all the
competition criteria.
We enjoyed working in the group of new people that we never usually work with and making
the props and costumes!
It was also really exciting to go to the competition in Bundoora and to perform in front of
the judges.
It was a great experience,
Cooper, Georgia, Gabby, Hermon, Isabel, Kidist and Ella
Music Camp, Music Camp
Where art thou, Music Camp?
This line opened up our wonderful music concert at music
camp. From violins to percussion, from bass to trumpets. We
all had a lovely time. Music camp was a great experience it
was a time where we got to meet new people, make new
friends and enjoy the nature surrounding us. We learnt so
much music but also had a lot of free time. And the food there
was really good! And I think we can speak for the 15 AVW
students who attended music camp and say it was really fun
and we all became better musicians. We all had a great time
and look forward to the end of year concert. It will be
wonderful to see our new friends again! And if you would like
to know more about music camp just ask anyone who’s been,
it is really an amazing experience.
- Kidist & Angus
AVW Music Captains
Thank you to all the fathers, uncles, grandparents and friends
who attended the Father’s Day event on Friday 31st August.
The sprinkling of rain certainly didn’t deter everyone from
having a wonderful time!
The event was coordinated beautifully by Mardi Agnew (Etienne, Room 6), Edwina Wren
(Elsie, Room 13 and Jonah, Room 19) and Jessica
Oliver (Maggie, Room 13 and Seth, Room 19). Thank
you to these Parents’ and Friends’ members for their
hard work and time devoted to organising such a fun
afternoon. I would also like to thank all of the
volunteers who assisted on the day and to all of the
bakers for their delicious treats. Also a special thank
you to the students from unit 4 who not only assisted in
the set-up and pack-down, but also ran the activities.
They did a fantastic job. AVW Parents’ and Friends’
Association are now looking forward to our next event,
which is the Bunnings BBQ on Saturday October 27. If
anyone is interested in helping to coordinate this event
(you don’t need to be a current member of Parents’
At Camp Australia we believe that healthy kids are happy kids. So we can to spring into the holidays, we have put together some fresh activities for the upcoming school holidays that promote wellness inside and out.
Some of the featured activities include:
Jamie Oliver’s Learn Your Fruit And Veg
Jamie Oliver's Learn Your Fruit and Veg Program aims to inspire and teach children what seasonal food is, how to prepare it, and importantly, what it can do for their bodies.
Kite-Tastic
Catch the breeze when you build, decorate and fly your very own working kite.
Build-A-Farm
Build your very own LEGO-compatible farms from your choice of two special kits.
Zen Kids
Take relaxation to a whole new level when we design our very own yoga mats and make calming wind chimes.
My Green Garden
Grow your very own vegetable garden with a greenhouse that you have built yourself.
At The Movies: Smallfoot
We're off to the movies to see the cool new flick Smallfoot.
To view what’s on these school holidays and to make a booking, visit: www.campaustralia.com.au/holidayfun. Or you can call our friendly Customer Care Team on 1300 105 343 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We look forward to seeing you and your family this school holidays.
Community Conversations from 3rd – 14th September 2018
These sessions will provide an opportunity for people with disability, their families and carers to have a short one on one conversation with someone from the NDIA and the local partners in the area, Brotherhood of St Laurence about the NDIS and how to best prepare for an NDIS planning conversation. They are intended to provide an alternative way of sharing information with people who may not wish to attend the larger ‘Getting Plan Ready’ community information session. NDIA and Brotherhood of St Laurence staff will be available at the below locations and times throughout September. These sessions are informal, you are not required to register to attend these sessions, but should be prepared for possible short wait times during busy periods.
