practicing and refining

their routines in readiness

for next Saturday’s

competition. It is

immensely pleasing to see

the amount of hard work

and dedication that these

students display. Good

Special thanks go out to

our hardworking Parents

and Friends team who

worked tirelessly to

source some great gifts

for the Mother's Day stall.

There was a hive of

activity last Friday. The

children enthusiastically

chose a special gift for

mums and grandmas.

We hope that the day was

made special for all our

wonderful Launching

Place mums and

grandmothers.

Mother’s Day

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L a u n c h i n g P l a c e P r i m a r y S c h o o l

Issue 15

Newsletter Date 15th May 2014

Important Dates:

May

17th

Aerobics Comp

19th-23rd

Education Week

19th

Whole School Incursion

20th

Grandparents Day

20th

School Council 7pm

21st

Open Night

22nd

Book Character Dress

Up Day

22nd

WHYLD Market

3.30pm-5pm

23rd

Writing Workshop

Incursion

30th

Aussie Sport Expo

Grade 5/6 students

Student Absent

Hot Line Number

5964 7783

Our aerobics teams have

once again been ‘hard at it’

Aerobics

We have added a few photographs of our student’s

involvement in the Primary School’s ANZAC

Ceremony.

luck to our teams as they

head off to Geelong on

Saturday and a special

thank you to Miss Nyman

and Mrs Kemp for their

brilliant efforts. Their

drive and enthusiasm is

unsurpassed!

Primary School’s ANZAC Ceremony

progressively develop key scientific

ideas through learning how to

investigate and building their

knowledge and understanding of the

world around them. They use skills

employed by scientists such as

raising questions, collecting data,

reasoning and reviewing evidence in

the light of what is already known,

drawing conclusions and discussing

results.

The DEECD Education Week

website now features information

At LPPS we are very proud of our

achievements in Science education

and recognise the importance of

students learning through

investigation and inquiry. Our

programs allow students to

for parents and students about the

value of science education, and the

diverse study options and rewarding

career paths it can lead to. It also

features science-themed activity

ideas. To find out more about

Education Week and where science

can take your child, visit:

www.education.vic.gov.au/

educationweek

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Launching Place Primary School Carter Street Launching Place 3139 Telephone 5964 7783 Fax 5964 6171 Email launching.place.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

ABN 96 199 518 803

Valuing the Importance of Science

exciting and talented cultural

ambassador.

Sean combines a riveting and highly

energetic programme of dance,

stories, paint and fire creation,

didgeridoo playing with a wonderful

array of artefacts from fishing nets

to hunting shields.

Students are encouraged to dance,

sing, and participate! Dances from

Eastern Cape York and the Gulf of

Carpentaria are included. The

programme concludes with some

Hip Hop and other contemporary

favourites of Sean’s.

Incursions

MONDAY –

Sean Choolburra is Townsville born

and raised, his ancestors are Gu-Gu-

Yalanji, Kalkadoon, Kandju and

Bwgcolman from around

Townsville and Palm Island.

Sean is a vibrant, dynamic and

captivating performer. Fuse his

engaging energy, alongside

historical facts, spiritual wisdom,

depth of ancestral understanding and

knowledge and you have one very

FRIDAY– Author-in-School

As part of our school’s 2014

Education Week celebrations, award

winning children’s book author

Mark Carthew will be visiting

Launching Place P.S.

Mark was a primary teacher before

completing his PhD in writing and

he is internationally recognised for

his work creating children’s books.

Mark’s visit will complement our

Literacy and Arts programs and

further inspire our children in their

appreciation of books, poetry,

reading and writing. You can find

out more about Mark via his website

www.markcarthew.com.au

Our Education Week

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Please Note: That other advertisements and publications published in this newsletter do not imply

school or Department of Education and Early Childhood Development endorsement.

receive the recognition that they

deserve.

It is also timely to thank our great

LPPS volunteers for their continued

support of our school. One of the

significant outcomes of this

wonderful support is that we further

develop a culture of giving in our

school. A spirit of support and

helping is contagious. We know

National Volunteer Week is

Australia’s largest celebration of

volunteers. Today there are over 6

million people volunteering

annually in Australia, representing

36% of the adult population.

Volunteering Australia, along with

its state and territory networks,

recognises the valuable contribution

each individual provides by offering

their time, skills and passion,

continuing to demonstrate

Australia’s proud culture of giving.

Living in the Yarra Valley – an area

where we certainly are subjected to

extreme weather, it is great to know

that we are in capable hands. Our

volunteer services should indeed

positive values and the support and

participation of parents in our school

programs, inspires the staff and

students to even greater heights.

You cannot measure this easily, nor

can you quantify the results but we

do know that many of us are willing

to go the extra mile if we know our

efforts are valued. Our volunteers

are the unsung heroes of LPPS and

their efforts

inspire us all

and make

our school a

great place

to be.

National Volunteer Week

allergic reactions; however, any

food can trigger anaphylaxis.

Anaphylaxis is the most severe form

of allergic reaction and is potentially

life threatening. It must be treated as

a medical emergency, requiring

immediate treatment and urgent

medical attention.

Unfortunately the risk cannot be

removed but it can be managed.

Our school plays an important role

by ensuring all staff are trained to:

know how to reduce the

possibility of a reaction.

care for those at risk of

BE AWARE SHOW YOU CARE

Did you know that this week is Food

Allergy Week? Food allergy now

affects 1 in 10 infants and about 2 in

100 adults. Milk, eggs, peanuts, tree

nuts, sesame, fish, shellfish, wheat

and soy are the most common food

triggers, which cause 90 percent of

anaphylaxis.

are able to recognise a reaction

when it happens.

respond appropriately to a

reaction.

As well, we aim to ensure that our

community has a greater

understanding and awareness of

food allergy. 1 in 10 is a significant

number of children so we all need to

do our bit. To learn more about

food allergy you can visit the Food

Allergy website. http://

www.allergyfacts.org.au/the-media/

food-allergy-week-2014

Food Allergy Week

important document that must be

sent back even if your child is going

to a non government school.

A reminder to all parents of grade 6

children that your ‘application for

enrolment’ for transition to

secondary school is due back by

Thursday 22nd of May. If you have

misplaced it, you can obtain another

from the school. This is a very

Grade 6 Transition

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looked at chance, we solved lots of

worded problems and we focused

on the 8, 9 and 10’s timetables.

We are really enjoying learning

about the planets; the order, size

and making up rhymes.

Grade 5/6: The Grade 6 students

went the ANZAC memorial

service. They represented our

school with great pride and should

be congratulated on their

behaviour. In the classroom we

have been busy learning more

about fractions. We have started

looking at creating sizzling starts

and interesting characters on our

story writing.

Principal: Well done to our Grade

6’s for the fantastic way that they

represented our school at the

combined school special ANZAC

ceremony at the RSL in Yarra

Junction.

School Captain’s Report Prep: We are really enjoying

Literacy groups and revised the

letters f and d. We looked at ‘ot’

rhyming words. Our word of the

week was ‘we’. In Maths we

looked at ordinal numbers 1st to

5th and made our own number

lines to help us count forwards and

backwards. We explored 3D

shapes in the environment. In

Science we talked about what

body parts we use to do

movements.

Grade 1/2: This week we have

been working on the Café

strategies of making a mental

picture and retelling what we read.

We have finished our group work

with place value and enjoyed using

skewers, marshmallows and fruit

loops to represent numbers. We

have learnt about marsupials and

are practising our songs for

education week.

Grade 3/4: This week we

continued to work on writing

persuasive arguments, and writing

the correct structure. In Maths we

Student Awards

Grade Prep K Riley A

Tori C

Grade 1/2 K Reuben H

Hannah B

Grade 1/2 S Joel C

Lizzy McI

Grade 3/4 F Sam B

Declan P

Grade 5/6 G Riley C

Callum R

Grade 5/6 L Brandon F

Nikola V

Zoe K

Music Awards Andrew B

Hannah C

App.

Meet some of the Museum’s

live collection items, including

stick insects and scorpions.

Learn about wildlife

photography and videography

from the Museum’s highly

skilled multimedia specialists.

Children up to 16 years and

concession card-holders are free;

adults are $10. The Melbourne

Museum is located at 11

Nicholson Street, Carlton, with

paid onsite parking available and

easy access via public transport.

To kick start Education Week, take

the family along to visit the

Melbourne Museum’s Science on

Show!

Visitors to the museum on Sunday

18th May can meet leading

Australian scientists in

paleontology, marine biology,

birds, mammals, mineralogy and

more.

Learn about some of the most

interesting specimens from the

Museum’s state collection.

Identify some of Australia’s

most beautiful wildlife with the

Museum Victoria Field Guide

For further information, phone: 13

11 02 or visit Melbourne Museum.

Regards

Narelle Messerle and

Debbie Hobbis

Family Fun at Melbourne Museum

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Family Day Care

In

Hoddles Creek

Personal home based

childcare with small groups.

Play based learning with no

T.V.

Family Day Care is supported

by Murrindindi Shire Council.

Childcare Benefit and Rebate

can be applied for.

Vacancies for 2014 now

available

Enquiries welcome please call

Lisa 0402 730 126

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LET’S GO FAMILY DAY CARE

A locally run scheme, providing warm, nurturing care to

small groups of children

At Lets Go Family Day Care, we put the "Family" into Family

Day Care.

Children are cared for in a warm, safe, homely environment

that consists of only a small group of children.

We have vacancies for care in Warburton, Yarra Junction, Wesburn and Millgrove.

Our educators are qualified and trained to provide the best possible care for your child. Each

educator is monitored and supported by our coordination unit, to enable them to continually grow

professionally within themselves.

Reduced fees are available as we are CCB and CCR approved through the Department of

Education.

If you have any enquiries in relation to finding care for your child, or if you would like to find out

how to become an educator, please call Olivia Moller on 59 647 244 or 0402315332.

PIANO LESSONS ARE

HERE

BEGINNER PIANO LESSONS FOR YOUNG & OLD

Piano is hard work! Piano takes years to get anywhere! You need to

practice scales and exercises for a long time before you get to have

any fun and play great songs...

WRONG!!!

Piano can be fun straight away. You can learn to play two-handed

tunes in your first lesson! Piano instruction has come a long way in

the last few decades. New techniques and approaches allow for the

student to enjoy the learning process and experience making music

straight away. Piano is a journey, not a destination, so the experience

should be enjoyable.

I specialise in absolute beginners for children and adults. Cost is $20

upfront for materials, and $20 per 25 minute lesson. Students will

take home songs and exercises to practice. Private lessons are being

offered for the kids at Launching Place Primary School each

Thursday morning starting on the 13th of March. Private lessons are

also available for children and adults outside these hours by

appointment.

If you or your child have always wanted to learn piano, I would love

to help you make this come true.

Contact Corrie on 0401 096 079 or check out www.thefifthcorner.co/

music

Corrie Wade

THE FIFTH CORNER

"Choreography for Life"

www.thefifthcorner.co

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