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From the Principal December 2017

77-123 Jackson’s Road, Noble Park Nth 3174. Phone: 9795 5033 Fax: 9795 7163

Email: silverton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: www.silverton-ps.vic.edu.au

Dear Parents,

Another school year is quickly coming to a close and

what a year it has been?

Next year will be an exciting time for Silverton with

the building project to start in February.

Already we see our garage being built near the EAL

portable to replace the school shed.

Thank you to the many parents who volunteer

their time to help out with classroom programs

and school events. A special thank you to the

Parent Association members, who work tirelessly

to support our school. The children are loving

the new shade sails over the playground.

Thank you to the school councillors who have

made a formal commitment to ‘their’ school. A

big thank you must go to our staff, teaching and

non-teaching. They are a dedicated and

professional team who are extremely supportive

of each other and are committed to ensuring the

happiness and well-being of every child in the

school.

A special thank you to the children for their

industrious efforts, and the manner in which

they approach all aspects of their school life. We

can all be justifiably proud of our school and its

community!

Finally, a special mention to all our Year 6

students who complete their primary schooling

this week. Congratulations and we wish you all

the best as you commence the next exciting

stage in your life; secondary schooling!

On behalf of the staff, I wish all families a safe

and happy festive season.

Thank you for all your support over the year.

Amanda

Important Dates

Full school calendar is available on the Sentral Parent Portal

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

4 5 6 7 8 2018 Foundation Transition

LC3 EOY Excursion

11 Parent Helpers Morning Tea 11am

Performing Arts Showcase

(details below)

Grade 2 Camping Day

12 13

Film Festival 3 – 6

14

TWILIGHT FESTIVAL

From 5pm on school oval

15

Wonder Movie Excursion

(selected students)

18 19

Grade 6 Graduation /

Dinner

20

LC4 EOY Excursion

21

CURRICULUM DAY

No School

22

LAST DAY

8:45 START

1:30pm FINISH

When: Monday 11th of Dec

Where: Silverton Primary School Gym Learning Centre 4 students from 9.30 – 11am, Learning Centre 3 students from 11.30 – 1.30pm

Who: all students at Silverton Primary who have paid lessons

for Violin, Flute, Keyboard, Voice, Guitar, Percussion and Dance Troupe.

These notices are due back:

Parent Payment 2018 (for discount) CSEF Funds (health care card)

LC4 EOY Excursion (overdue) Parent’s Association Christmas Raffle Tickets

LC3 EOY Excursion (TOMORROW!) 2018 Laptop Program (Grade 2 only)

Instrumental Program (Grs 3-6) Literature Studies ‘ Wonder ‘ Excursion

Grade 6 Camp 2018 (3rd Instalment)

Check Uniforms

We have had a number of parents inform us that their child has come home with the wrong jumper. Can you ALL please check that your child has their own jumper and not accidentally swapped with someone else.

If your child has lost any item, you will need to check EACH Learning Centre’s lost property, not just the Learning Centre your child is in.

Please ensure your child’s clothes are clearly labeled with their name.

Absence Notification

You can notify us of your child’s absence via Portal, Phone or Email

Parent Portal /Sentral www.silverton-ps.vic.edu.au Student and Parent Portal Link

Phone

9795 5033 Extension 4

Email

admin@silverton-ps.vic.edu.au

Please include the child’s name, grade, date(s) and reason for absence

(i.e. illness, dentist, doctor, holiday interstate/overseas)

PLEASE NOTE the school has 3 phone lines THEREFORE please put the following three

numbers in your phone as Silverton:

9795-5033 9795-5210 9795-5018

Can you please ensure that the following 2 school email addresses are not blocked in your email system and do not automatically go to Junk E-mail?

silverton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au admin@silverton-ps.vic.edu.au

We are sending more notices out via email and don’t want you to miss out.

If you are unable to print the form, please reply to the email stating all details required including permission for your child.

School Emails

School Payments

We offer several ways to make payments to

school.

Direct Deposit

BSB 063-244 Account 0090-1052

Please ensure you include:

YOUR CHILDs Surname and Initial and what the

payment is for

(eg: OSHcare, Swimming )

Credit Card At the school office, or provide details on the bot-

tom/back of permission forms

Cash

In an envelope with your child and handed to the class teacher first thing in the morning or directly to

the front office.

Cheque Payments made to

“Silverton Primary School”

Centrepay

If you have Centrelink Benefits you are eligible to make regular payments directly from your Centrelink

payments.

If you are having issues with payments, please contact the school office.

Twilight Festival 2017

Birthdays

FS Karez Antonio

FI Mal Chuol

FL Omar Khan

FV

12E Mansoor Sherzad Allegra Dalaris

12R Raou Hak Varsha Amit Kumar

12T Filip Matijevic Skylar Bradford

12O Tim Ngo Ericia Kenneally

12N Adam Ibrahim Ayden Henderson

12S Jasper Grounds Ron Roby

12I Kalen Ratnayaka Baillie Hennequin

12L Chloe Mutch

34V Ayla Ayas

34E Malina Krstic

34R Jacinta Dray Tobias Chand

34T Stephan Ognenov Keziah Embido

34O Declan Bergsma Jordan Jacobs

34N Madison Caples

56S Tarren Ratnayaka Sofia Georgiadou

56I Dimitris Kaponis Vicki Goatrakis

56L Nyah Abdulkarim Angelique Zevgaras

56V Laiba Asad Sara Dabis

56E Trinn Luong

Elias HAJJ

Mangok LOK

Kristy MACHHOUR

Ameerah MOHAMED NI-LOOFAR

Ishaan BANGALORE

Wendi BAKE

Ivan JOSHI

Lorenzo PAGUIO

Maleila ALAIMOANA

Noah BROWN

Christopher ELY

Anh HOANG

Eirini VERGAKI

Cindy CHEONG

Justin CHOI

Michala SCHNEIDER

Medha VENU

Jaidan DAHLEN

Niki VERGAKI

Laiba ASAD

Yousef ELMASRI

Zoe MAVROS

Kenan VIDIMLIC

Mandeep MANDAL

Emmanuel NHIAL

Pranit PRAVEEN

Nia SYMEONIDIS

Jal CHUOL

Mal CHUOL

Aiden EDIRISURIYA

Finn HAINTZ

Dinil JASIN PATHIRANAGE

Owen LAM

Garry FERGUSON

Kapil Dev SINGH

Reading tips for Parents

By Ana Kitharidis

Read to or listen to your child read every day (between 10-20 minutes)

Tip 5- QUESTTIONS YOU COULD ASK BEFORE/ DURING/ AFTER READING A TEXT WHO Questions Who are the characters in the story? Who do you think this was written for? Why? Who do you think could help the character in that situation? WHAT Questions What do you think this story is about? What was your favourite part of the story? Why? What are the main ideas in the story? What happened in the beginning, middle and end? What could happen next? What type of text do you think it might be? (Fiction e.g. stories, scripts. Non-fiction e.g. books with in-formation about animals of things, called reports) Why? What would you do in this situation? What words would you use to describe each character? Why? What is the author’s message/ moral to the story? What do you now know that you didn’t know before? What other information do you want to know that is not in the story? WHEN Questions When do you think the story took place? Why do you think that? When might this happen to someone? When do we use this type of text? Why do you think that? WHERE Questions Where do you think the story took place? Why do you say that? Where would you find this type of text? Why do you think that? WHY Questions Why did it happen? Why did the characters behave that way? HOW Questions How does the story make you feel? How do you know it a narrative/ procedure/report/ script/play? How do you think you would help the character/s in that situation? How does the message in the text relate to your life? OTHER QUESTIONS Can you relate to any of the characters in the text? Which one and why? Does the setting change in the story? Do you agree with the author’s message? Is there anything about you or your life experiences that connects you to the story? If you could ask the character/s in this story some questions, what would you ask? Why?

Please remember that the school yard is

unsupervised until 8:45am when staff

members start Yard Duty. Please be

mindful of this.

PLEASE NOTE: Breakfast Club in LC4 is from 8:30 on Tuesday to Friday.

School Drop Off

The last day for 2017 is FRIDAY 15th December

Channel 7 will broadcast the Victorian State Schools Spectacular on Saturday 16 December 2017 at 7pm.

The two-hour broadcast will feature highlights from the live performances as well as behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Tune in from 7pm to 9pm to catch all the action and relive the Spectacular memories.

The show will also be simulcast via live streaming on the PLUS7 app and be available on the PLUS7 catch-up website for 30 days from the broadcast date.

State School Spectacular

Melaleuca (Blue) - 64 points Banksia (Green) - 49 points

Grevillea (Red) - 53 points Acacia (Yellow) - 58 points

We made a trolls vanilla cake in Discovery Time to sell. We raised money for the Royal Children’s Hospital’s heart kids. We sold slices of the trolls vanilla cakes at recess because Inayah’s sister Baseerah has a heart problem. Heart Kids helps kids that have heart problems.

We made $9.00 for Heart Kids.

By Sammi and Inayah in 12E

Dicovery TIme

Waverley Gardens Performance

Wellbeing

December is such a busy month…...School finishes

for the year, new teachers are discovered, new LCs

for many students, graduations, concerts, school

reports and many celebrations. So many exciting

things for you and your family to share. Some

quotes to think about and share with your

children over the holiday period.

Wellbeing

You may have heard your child speak to you about

meditation being used in their classrooms. Many of our

teachers use the smiling mind app when doing so. Below

is some information about the app and its benefits. Give it

a go on the holidays!

The benefits of meditation include…..

Breakfast, Snack and

Lunch will be provided!

Please see the LC 1 or 5 teachers if you have any

questions.

Date: Monday the 11th of December

Time: 8.50am to 3.15pm

Location: LC1

Cost: Already covered by previously paid Grade 2 Sleepover.

Wear: Your pyjamas!

Bring:

*Your favourite sleeping buddy

*A sleeping bag or blanket

*Pillow

*A change of casual clothes (appropriate running shoes)

As the Grade 2 Sleepover was cancelled due to extreme weather, there is now a CAMPING DAY. Details below

GRADE 2

Grade 5 /6 Charity Day

Parents Association News

This year we have already raised $14,000 and have passed our total of last year with one event to go.

We thank all the families and students for your support at our many events. We will have our

defibrillators by the end of the year and we are enjoying the comfy gym chairs already. I would love to

thank the hard working committee for a fabulous year and all our helpers who we couldn’t do without.

All the funds go back to the school to benefit all of our children.

Please consider becoming involved next year.

We wish you all a great summer break and festive season.

Regards Teresa, 2017 President.

TWILIGHT FESTIVAL— Thursday 14th December

Come and enjoy a great night for the whole school community. Find our

Christmas themed stall with baubles, hats, headbands and other items for sale.

Our Christmas Raffle will be drawn on the night. Please make sure all tickets are

returned before the event. Additional tickets available from the office.

Raffle tickets went home yesterday. Be in it to win. Great prizes…1st prize an

Acer Switch 2 valued at $1000.

2018…….. Next year we have plans for another great year.

Stay tuned for details.

Tuesday 30th January 2018 – Tea and Tissues for new parents.

Outdoor Cinema night is being planned for first term,

stay tuned for more details. A great event for the whole family.

Parent Helpers Morning Tea

The Staff at Silverton Primary would like to thank you for your

assistance this year.

Please join us for Morning Tea on:

Monday 11th December 2017 11.00am

in the Foyer of the Gym

to say thank you for your contribution to Silverton P.S.

Trivia Night Sponsors

Creative Writing

Stormy Weather by Sathil Jasin Pathiranage 12T

Some words/ideas recently explored among the grade1/2 group:

Invisible Scientist Bouncy Bouncing Physically Disgusting Sparkly purposely

Begging Cameras Supply Supplies Theorising Contagious Mystery

Distracted Distractions Cosmic Intelligent incorporated Suspicious

Turbulent Explosion Explosive Snorkelling Diving Anonymous

Identity Similar Foreign

During our group conversations we also explored how to use an apostrophe to clearly show what we

want to say. We looked at they are and they’re; is not and isn’t; did not and didn’t ; would not and

wouldn’t, and more. We also talked about the differences between they’re / there / their and his / he

is / he’s. We found one way to remember the difference between ‘their’ and ‘there’ is that you can find

here in there, which describes a place or position.

Creative Writing

by Myka Sylvio 12T

Here is a small selection of the many wonderful words created:

Infinite curls flowing in the air like jellyfish and glowing with colour that never stops... HANNAH

These five circles are bouncing along the street. One ball was black and very bouncy. CINDY

Sharks swim with excitement. Soccer balls roll with fear. Roblox games have fun being loaded. JAXON

Once upon a time in the ocean's sea different kinds of magical fish lived in the magical underwater

world. There were also lovely shapes in the sea. Those shapes were forgotten for days, but one day

those shapes turned into a magical potion. The three big shapes turned into powerful water butter-

flies and the five circles turned into crystals. The crystals were shining underwater and sparkly rain

was falling into the ocean... NIKI

One of the many sophisticated pieces from the Grade 5/6 group:

Uncover your soul let the love come in, let the beauty within make the world spin, where are the

stars and the grass right below, that were once carried away to be stowed. The density in the heart,

the electric release, the hardened stone that came from beneath, the breeze from the south, the

light from inside, your veins will spark like a waterfall. Deprived of your home but led into true mean-

ing of life? CRISANNE

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