TJURINGA ‘Message Stick’
Term 1 Week 5 Thursday 20 February. 2020
Laura Street ASPENDALE 3195
9580 3255 www.aspendale.vic.edu.au
From Sarah Burn, Yr 2 Leader
Dear Parents,
Night on the Green
Our fifth annual Night on the Green was held last Friday
evening in our sunny courtyard. It was great to see so many
families join in with a picnic, jump on the jumping castles,
and eat all the yummy food. A huge congratulations goes
to our 2020 student leaders, who received their badges at
a ceremony on the night. The badges were presented by
our local member, Mr Tim Richardson MP, alongside Ms
Larrieu, Mrs Regester, Mr Pearce and our School Council
President Kevin Riant.
A highlight of the evening were the musical performances!
It was lovely to see so many students up there to showcase
what they have learned in Performing Arts over the last
four weeks. A big thanks goes to the members of the
Community Events Committee and their convenor Jenn
Adkins and Sam Morris for their organisation, the families
and staff who were able to attend and help us tidy up
afterwards, as well as the instrumental teachers for giving
up their time to entertain us!
School photos
Just a reminder that next Wednesday is school photo day.
Please make sure that you send your child with their photo
envelope on Wednesday morning and don’t forget to
arrive looking extra sharp!
Sibling enrolments
Thank you to the families who have already submitted
their enrolment forms for younger siblings who will be
attending Aspendale Primary School in 2021. If you have
a younger sibling that you wish to enrol, please return their
enrolment form by the end of next week. Thank you for
your co-operation, as this will assist with our forward
planning.
Year 2 Who We Are Unit of Inquiry
The Year 2’s have been
loving learning about
how ‘Our health is
influenced by many
factors’. They have
been inquiring about
accepting differences
and getting along, as
well as how their health
can impact their
learning. Each student
has been investigating a question that they are interested
in that relates to our Central Idea and are working their
way through the LAUNCH inquiry cycle. Drop by Year 2
if you would like to find out more.
Trauma Informed Practice
On Tuesday evening our staff attended a Trauma Informed
Practice professional development session. There were
great insights into how children who have been exposed to
a trauma in their life might respond in different situations.
A lot of what we learned can be applied to all children. A
couple of take away ideas that might be useful at home are
how the brain is structured and the Regulate, Relate,
Reason model.
The clip below shows how we can demonstrate the
structure of the brain and how we can regulate our
emotions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm9CIJ74Oxw.
As you will see, this clip explains that we need to be able
to regulate before we can access our cortex for higher
order thinking and reasoning. The Regulate, Relate,
Reason model is a biologically respectful strategy to
support a child to calm down. Regulate in the brainstem,
relate with the midbrain, and reason with the cortex.
Relationships Relationship Community Team
Our Respectful Relationships community team met last
Wednesday the 19th of February after school. This team
was formed in 2019, when our school was also chosen as
a Lead School within the Bayside Peninsula North Cluster.
We are continuing to implement the Respectful
Relationships program and embedding this culture of
respect within our whole school community. The team is
made up of students, parents, staff and community
members who will share their expertise, perspectives and
personal experiences throughout the year. It is led by our
Respectful Relationships Leader, Eoin Blane, who is
leading our school's involvement in our Community of
Practice. Other team members include: Jemma Dyer and
Maadi Rogers (student leaders), Allison Wainwright,
Nadine Lamb and Laura Bione (parent members), Jenni
Aldersea, Steph McGorlick and Tom Pearce (staff
members) and Perissa Amirinia (community member from
Central Bayside Health Services). If you would like more
information about the Respectful Relationships program
or our community team, please feel free to approach one
of it’s member.
Kind regards
Sarah Burn
Yr 2 Leader
Foundation Working Bee Saturday 29th February 2020
10am – 12pm
See attached flyer.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Staff in Profile – Stela Matthews
Hi everyone! I’m Stela Matthews, the
new Performing Arts teacher. I’m so
excited to be jamming out with all of
you in 2020! I have over 30 years of
experience as a Music and Maths
teacher in both primary and secondary
schools.
I enjoy travelling with my family, taking
my dog Ricki Baker for a walk down the
beach, caring for the environment and
rockin’ out with my band called ADDS.
Chat soon. Happy playing!
New Members - Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee
Dear Parents and Carers,
The buildings and grounds subcommittee is looking for
keen individuals to members of our team. You do not have
to be handy, but just have a genuine willingness to help
improve the school environment for our kids and the
community. The commitment is usually one meeting per
term, attendance of at least one working bee, and helping
out with the odd grounds-improvement project throughout
the year. If you are interested please contact Stuart Kerr
directly on [email protected] or contact the Front
Office.
I look forward to hearing from some of you soon!
Kind Regards,
Stuart Kerr
Convenor – Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee
DIARY DATES 2020
February
Saturday 29 Foundation Working Bee
March
Wednesday 4 W6 Whole School Photos
Friday 6 Summer Lightning Premiership
Monday 9 W7 Labour Day Holiday
Tuesday 10 Curriculum Day
Wednesday 11
Wed 11-25
Division Swimming
Yr 6 Girls Footy Day - Seaford
Life Ed Van
Thursday 12 Marine Ambassador Workshop
Tuesday 17 W8 School Council 7pm
Monday 16-20 Yr 1-4 Swimming Program
Monday 23-27 W9 Foundation Swimming
Tuesday 24 Yr 4-6 House Athletics
Friday 27 End Term 1 Dismissal 2.30pm
April
Tuesday 14 W1 Term 2 Begins
Friday 17 Yr 1 Team Building Incursion
Monday 27-
May 1
W3 Dental Van Visit
April 29 Playground Craze F-2
May
Wednesday 6 W4 Yr 1 Flying Bookworm Inc
Monday 18 W6 District X Country - Cornish
*** LOST PROPERTY ***
For your convenience Lost Property will be displayed out on the decking every morning from
8.30am – 9.15am & every afternoon from
3.00pm – 4.00pm If you have lost an item please come and have a
look as there are quite a few items that are not
named.
We ask that you please ensure that all items are marked clearly with your child’s name
as this will assist us with returning your items to you.
Foundation PARENTS and families
come along and join us for TERM 1 WORKING BEE
SATURDAY, 29th February 2020, 10.00am –12.00pm
Dear families in Foundation
Term 1 School Working Bee will be held on Saturday 29th February at 10.00am for the parents and students in your child’s class.
Each term the Buildings and Grounds Sub-committee of the School Council organises a working bee aligned to 1 or 2 levels of the school. You are asked to attend just one Working Bee each year. Any amount of time you can contribute will be greatly appreciated, even one hour would be great, as a number of labour-intensive tasks are planned for these mornings. It’s also a great way to get to know other foundation parents!
The convenor for this Working Bee will be Mr Stuart Kerr. Please see Stuart upon your arrival, (At the front of the school near the veggie garden)
Light Refreshments will be provided at 12:00pm for all adults and children!
TO ASSIST WITH PLANNING, PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE REPLY SLIP BELOW.
Thank you in advance for contributing to the maintenance and beautification of our grounds to the benefit of all students.
Yours sincerely, 2020 School Council Buildings and Grounds Sub- Committee
Please return this slip to your child’s teacher by TUESDAY, 25th February. Thank you
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPLY SLIP - Foundation Working Bee Saturday, 29th February - 10.00am – 12.00pm Child’s Name: _______________________ Grade: ______
YES, I am able to attend …….. No. attending NO, I am unable to attend Signed: ____________________________ Please print Name: _____________________________________
AREA STANDARD JOBS LIST
JOB
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED School has a lot of equipment. If bringing your
own, please clearly name this. Grounds & entrances Removing sand, rubbish, leaves, from all asphalt &
yard areas, paths, entrances, steps Brooms and rakes, gloves wheelbarrows
School Hall (if required)
Sweeping/blowing around exterior, clearing/killing weeds as required
Brooms, Blower, gloves, smaller container for weeds
Sandpits Raking and removing debris, tidying edges on long jump pit as required.
Rakes, forks, wheelbarrows, spades.
Play equipment areas Spreading/turning over soft-fall mulch Spades, forks, wheelbarrows Weeding (if required)
Killing/clearing weeds –a) around fenceline; b) within play equipment areas c) around all steps, porches, concrete areas.
Gloves, brushcutter, wheelbarrows, Smaller containers, gloves
Drains Clean out/sweep all drains. Shovel, broom, gloves Gardens Pruning, weeding, spreading mulch if required,
some watering (from tanks) Wheel barrow, spade,
Congratulations to the follow 34 students who h represented Aspendale Primary School at the Chelsea District Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 19th February. Well done to Evangeline Teirney and James Milner for being voted in as the 2020 Swimming Captains, displaying outstanding leadership and being an inspiration to our younger swimmers. Congratulations on outstanding swimming results. 14 students qualifying through to the Kingston Division Swimming Competition on Wednesday March 11th. Aspendale dominated the relays, swimming 5 out of the 8 on offer. Good luck and swim your best!
Congratulations to Collins House for winning the 2019 House Swimming carnival held late in December. Well done to Ruby Overton and James Milner for collecting the trophy on behalf of Flinders.
Year 6 Year 5 Year 4
Evangeline Teirney (C) Olivia Heck Tessa Meeve
James Milner (C) Charlotte Mounter Henry Watson
Madeline O’Donnell Zoe Rewell Elliott O’Brien
Ruby Overton Camille Stephens Tahj Hasnat
Tyler Vorrath Louis Hetherington Bryony Kerr
Hamish Macdonald Brody Wanless Kacey Moore
Meg Perkin Corey Fletcher Kobe Metz
Maverick Lisi Gray Ben McIver Lily Mackay
Max Byrns Jasmine Sorrell Oscar Granger
Lara Seeary Ava McIntosh Liam Moss
Thomas Street Melissa Nguyen Ava Adkins
Grace Patten
Nathan Page
Jesse Page