Office Hours Monday—Friday 8.30am l 3.45pm 03 8691 6900 202-226 Newbury Boulevard Craigieburn 3064 [email protected]www.newburyps.vic.edu.au Altered School Timings End of Term 4: Friday 20th December 1.10pm dismissal Students must be picked up at these mes. Important Dates Term 4 Thursday 12th December Volunteers Morning Tea Friday 13th December Newsleer Breakfast club Wednesday 18th December Year 6 Graduaon Thursday 19th December Meet the Teacher 2020 Friday 20th December Breakfast Club Assembly Last day of term 4 1.10pm Finish Thursday 30th January First day Year 1-6 For more important dates, please visit: www.newburyps.vic.edu.au or visit the Sentral Calendar NEWSLETTER Issue 20 Friday 13th December 2019 Dear Parents/Carers, As we near the end of Term 4 and subsequently the end of the school year, it is a great opportunity to think back and reflect on some things that have occurred during the year. We are very proud of our students, the school community we have created and all that we have achieved. These include: Student Empowerment fundraisers held each term- donated to a children’s charity Walk to school days Instrumental music lessons Prep teddy Bear’s picnic Continued to develop links to both Newbury Child and Community Centre and Pelican Childcare as well as other preschools in our local area Visits from Craigieburn Library staff Year 3/4 excursion to the Botanical Gardens Prep fire brigade and police visits Parent information sessions Year 5/6 excursion to the Melbourne Museum Year 2 Police visit Year 1 Melbourne Museum excursion Hot Cross Buns fundraiser Prep 100 days of school Year 2 Werribee Zoo excursion Book Week incorporating Literacy and Numeracy Week Book Week dress up day Whole school Community Companions lunch Year 5/6 excursion to the Healesville Sanctuary Prep excursion to Werribee Mansion Prep breakfast Year 1 dinner Year 2 stay late Year 3/4 excursion to IMAX Year 5/6 and kinder sports program Sports mornings for all year levels Whole school Splash water safety incursion Mother’s and Father’s Day Stall Reach and Breakthru programs 5/6 Print a Car challenge Student Empowerment Conferences St John First Aid course training Walkathon Footy Colours Day To all of our families, thank you for your continued support. You have assisted in making Newbury Primary School a positive and vibrant learning community where students and their wellbeing are at the centre of all that we do. Thank you to our School Council for working alongside us to ensure that Newbury Primary School is operating to its maximum potential whilst adhering to Departmental guidelines.From all of the staff at Newbury Primary School, we wish you a safe and restful holiday. We look forward to seeing you in 2020. OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE 2020: Registrations for the service of TheirCare for 2020 are now open. Please go to www.theircare.com.au to register your child/ren for the service. It is free to register and we strongly encourage all families to register their child/ren for the service in case Out of School Hours Care is ever needed. Bookings for the 2020 service opened on 1 st December. Apps to Download Sentral: Keep up to date with instant noficaons to your iPad or phone. QKR!: Make payments online using your debit/credit card for all school events requiring payment.
www.newburyps.vic.edu.au or visit the Sentral Calendar
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Issue 20 Friday 13th December 2019
Dear Parents/Carers, As we near the end of Term 4 and subsequently the end of the school year, it is a great opportunity to think back and reflect on some things that have occurred during the year. We are very proud of our students, the school community we have created and all that we have achieved. These include:
Student Empowerment fundraisers held each term- donated to a children’s charity
Walk to school days
Instrumental music lessons
Prep teddy Bear’s picnic
Continued to develop links to both Newbury Child and Community Centre and Pelican Childcare as well as other preschools in our local area
Visits from Craigieburn Library staff
Year 3/4 excursion to the Botanical Gardens
Prep fire brigade and police visits
Parent information sessions
Year 5/6 excursion to the Melbourne Museum
Year 2 Police visit
Year 1 Melbourne Museum excursion
Hot Cross Buns fundraiser
Prep 100 days of school
Year 2 Werribee Zoo excursion
Book Week incorporating Literacy and Numeracy Week
Book Week dress up day
Whole school Community Companions lunch
Year 5/6 excursion to the Healesville Sanctuary
Prep excursion to Werribee Mansion
Prep breakfast
Year 1 dinner
Year 2 stay late
Year 3/4 excursion to IMAX
Year 5/6 and kinder sports program
Sports mornings for all year levels
Whole school Splash water safety incursion
Mother’s and Father’s Day Stall
Reach and Breakthru programs
5/6 Print a Car challenge
Student Empowerment Conferences
St John First Aid course training
Walkathon
Footy Colours Day
To all of our families, thank you for your continued support. You have assisted in making Newbury Primary School a positive and vibrant learning community where students and their wellbeing are at the centre of all that we do. Thank you to our School Council for working alongside us to ensure that Newbury Primary School is operating to its maximum potential whilst adhering to Departmental guidelines.From all of the staff at Newbury Primary School, we wish you a safe and restful holiday. We look forward to seeing you in 2020. OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE 2020: Registrations for the service of TheirCare for 2020 are now open. Please go to www.theircare.com.au to register your child/ren for the service. It is free to register and we strongly encourage all families to register their child/ren for the service in case Out of School Hours Care is ever needed. Bookings for the 2020 service opened on 1
st December.
Apps to Download
Sentral: Keep up to date with instant notifications to your iPad
or phone. QKR!: Make payments online
using your debit/credit card for all school events requiring
STAFF PLACEMENT FOR 2020: We say goodbye to Karl Bugeja, Stephanie Dahaby, Jaimee Pezzutti, Andrew Borg, Gerard Pearson, Tenisha Desira, Natalie Petrevska, Sarah Osland and Daniel Gregory. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours. We welcome over 30 new staff to Newbury Primary School to assist with our growing numbers and additional support for students. Please see below for the placement of staff in 2020.
Amy Plowman Prep A Dalalle Rustom Prep B Natasha Pettitt Prep C Jessie Brizzio Prep D Louise Atkinson Prep E Mariah Craven Prep F Jarrah Gillies Prep G Paige Ferlazzo Prep H Gemma Chiodo Prep I Jacinta Claridge Prep J Zoe Lockman Year 1A Melanie Borg Year 1B Christina Upham Year 1C Mona Atyabi Year 1D Tamara Draper Year 1E Chloe Dinuccio/ Lesley Hughes Year 1F Sarah Farrugia Year 1G Ellenye Manuel Year 1H Natalie Carman Year 1I Christy Baines Year 1J Ashleigh McFarland Year 2A
Shayne Farrugia Year 2B
Rebekah Muscat Year 2C Mathew Mann Year 2D Amy Kelso Year 2E Hanin Wehbe Year 2F Rema Avenoso Year 2G Aaron Ford Year 2H Tim Murtagh/Angela Doyle Year 2I Andrea Boffa Year 2J Karlee DeBono Year 3/A Derrick Lai Year 3B Amy Hicks Year 3C Danielle Horner Year 3D Vanessa Bailey Year 3E Elly Carburn Year 3F Darren Giuliano Year 4A Hilary Stephenson Year 4B Ben Hirst/ Tammy Macmullan Year 4C Rene De Cata Year 4D Belinda Rae Year 5/6A Jake Calleja Year 5/5B Jenna Gillett Year 5/6C Naida Golic Year 5/6D Ashleigh Guldon/ Alicia Sankovic Year 5/6E Kylie Radovic Year 5/6F
LAST DAY OF TERM 4:
Students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Friday 20th
December. Assembly will be held in the gym at 12:20pm.
As always, we are privileged that you trust us with your wonderful children, your greatest asset and thank you for choosing
Newbury Primary School.
Principal Class Learning Community
Michelle Bromfield
Michelle Tedeschi
Cameron Traill
Christina Polatajko Health and Physical Education Leonie Gasper Health and Physical Education Lauren Wong Science Kellie Kalolo Science Kelly Taylor The Arts Julian Tovey The Arts Bridget Bayliss All Specialists Lisa Noto Curriculum Support Rachael Gillon Education Support Paula Keegan Education Support Kate Corbalan Education Support Morgan Zablocki Education Support Simrat Kaur Education Support Georgia Walker Education Support Rachel Hogg Education Support Melissa Hodgkinson Education Support Maleesha Thawalampola Education Support Samar Toma Education Support Melissa Caumont Education Support Tanya Draper Teacher Aide Molly Mark Teacher Aide Belinda Best Attendance Support Officer Belinda Patterson Library Attendant Rebecca Simmons Student Support Officer Tayla Cook Student Wellbeing and Administration Support Officer Wayne Patullo Maintenance and Grounds Worker Leanne Lees Administrative Service Officer Marnie Condon Student Finance Officer Aliesha Dellevergini Facilities and Finance Officer Tammy Yendall Business Manager Kate Plant EAL Support and Intervention Leader Tristan Kelly Teaching, Learning and Data Analysis Leader Courtney Smith Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Design Leader Dan Wright Student Support and Engagement Leader Suzanne Pollard Student Support and Transitions Leader Cameron Traill Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) Michelle Tedeschi Assistant Principal (Support and Inclusion) Michelle Bromfield Principal
EXITING STUDENTS:
If your child/ren are not returning to Newbury Primary
School in 2020 please come to the office and complete an exit
form ASAP.
This will allow us time to transfer your child/ren’s
information to the new school as well as assisting us with our
planning needs for 2020.
What a busy year it’s been for all students during our Specialist programs including HPE, The Arts and Science. Our fabulous staff
have worked extremely hard throughout the year to ensure our students are highly engaged and take part in high quality
learning experiences. Below are some of the highlights from each specialists
Science
Jamie Oliver Cooking School
Living Eggs – live chickens
Live experiments
The Arts
ABC Music Program and end of year concert
School of Rock
Art shows and displays around our school
Music clubs
Health and Physical Education
Learning communities sport days
Walkathon/Fun Run
Craigieburn Eagles Basketball Club
Newbury Creek Tennis Cup
Hume Tennis Program
Splash water safety program
To finish the year off, we held our first ever Specialist Extravaganza afternoon. What a positive vibe it was for the whole school
community. We look forward to making this event even bigger in 2020.
Over the course of 2019, Newbury Primary School students have experienced an array of fun, engaging and enjoyable lunch time activities.
These activities form the lunch time extra-curricular program known as ‘Community Clubs.’ Community Clubs is designed to give students
from varying year levels a variety of experiences away from the hustle and bustle of the playground.
At Newbury Primary School we are very fortunate to have many dedicated and selfless staff who volunteer their lunch times to facilitate
Community Clubs. These clubs promote a level of ‘whole school’ community, allowing students and teachers to engage with one another
as-well as supporting relationship-building opportunities for all.
Firstly, in Term One, the following Community Clubs were offered and attended by many students:
Dance with Mr Borg, Old School Games with Ms Best and a group of 5/6 students, Mindful Colouring Club with Ms Stephenson and Ms
McFarland, Gardening Club with Ms Osland and Puppet Club with Ms DeBono.
During Term Two, students participated in:
Games Club with Ms Muscat and Ms Brizzio, Old School Games with Ms Best and a dedicated group of 5/6 students, Choir with Ms Wong,
Library Club with Ms Wehbe and 3D Design Club with Mr Murtagh which incorporated digital technology.
Next, in Term Three, students were provided with opportunities to engage with:
Ms Kalolo and Board Games, Ms Best with our lovely 5/6 students and Skipping Club, Ms Guldon and Colouring Club, Ms Osland and Ms
Atkinson and the Gardening Club, Ms Carburn and Ms Bayliss and Book Club and Ms P and Tennis Club.
Finally, Term Four offered:
Lego with Ms Wong, Skipping and Chalk Club with Ms Best and her trusty group of 5/6 students, Colouring Club with Ms Guldon, Gardening
Club with Ms Osland and Ms Atkinson, Board Games with Ms Kalolo and Ukulele with Mr Tovey.
All Community Clubs are visited daily by many students; for some it is a highlight of their week knowing that there are other opportunities for
activity and engagement away from the hustle and bustle of the playground. Community Clubs are enjoyed by students and teachers alike,
making the Community Clubs program an enjoyable extra-curricular lunch time experience for all.
Here at Newbury Primary School we take the safety of our students seriously. Please refer to the VicRoads
information below and discuss with your children the importance of road safety.
Crossing the road safely Pedestrians have to share the road with vehicles so it is important they take care when crossing the road. As a pedestrian, plan where you will walk and always choose the safest place to cross a road. Stop, Look, Listen, Think Follow the safe road crossing procedure – STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.
STOP one step back from the kerb or shoulder of the road if there is no footpath.
LOOK in all directions for approaching traffic.
LISTEN in all directions for approaching traffic.
THINK about whether it is safe to cross the road – when the road is clear or all traffic has stopped.
When crossing, walk straight across the road. Keep LOOKING and LISTENING for traffic while crossing. This information is particularly relevant to young people learning to cross roads. But it also provides a useful reminder to everyone particularly to those who may be distracted when crossing the road. Crossings Even at crossings you still need to remain alert and check whether vehicles are stopping for you. Always make sure traffic has actually stopped before stepping onto the road. Remember children’s crossings are legally active only when the flags are displayed. If a school crossing supervisor is on duty, cross only when he or she indicates that it is safe. Crossing the road at other places Walk straight across the road – don’t jay-walk.
Keep checking in both directions to make sure the way is clear.
Try not to cross the road from between parked cars or near trees and bushes as drivers may not see you.
Avoid crossing near a bend or crest in the road. Give yourself a good chance to see vehicles coming from both directions.
Avoid crossing on roundabouts, particularly multi-lane roundabouts as they are very busy and complex and cars are not required to give way to you, unless there is a pedestrian crossing. Find somewhere further away from the roundabout to safely cross the road.
At Newbury Primary School we value and acknowledge the wellbeing of all students, staff
and community members. Below we have provided wellbeing support numbers that are
