PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

DIARY DATES Friday 30th October Gr 5/6 Summer Sport Home game

Monday 2nd November Normal School Day for children

Friday 6th November Gr 5/6 Summer Sports away Beaconhills

Tuesday 10th November CSIRO Gr 12K,12M,2P,2J

Wednesday 11th November CSIRO Gr 1C,1W,2V

Wednesday 11th November Preps Myuna Farm

Thursday 12th November CSIRO Gr 1M,1B,2N

Thursday 12th November Gr 5/6 Family Life Monday 23rd November Gr 1/2 Joffas Toonschool

Tuesday 24th November Gr 3/4 Joffas Toonschool

Tuesday 24th November Second Hand Uniform shop 2.30-3.15pm

NEWSLETTER N0.33 29TH OCTOBER 2009

NOTICES DUE BACK BY Friday 30th October Show bags for Fete

Thursday 5th November Gr 1/2 CSIRO

Thursday 5th November Gr 5/6 Family Life

Friday 6th November Preps Myuna Farm

Friday 13th November Fete wrist band order

Wednesday 18th November Gr 1/2 & 3/4 Joffas Toonschool

Thursday 19th November Gr 6-2010 windcheater/t-shirt

20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL Phone: 9707 1766 Fax: 9796 2198

E-mail: berwick.lodge.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Visit our Websites : www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au,

http://berwicklodgeps.globalteacher.org.au

INTERNATIONAL

COMPETITIONS AND

ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOLS

- English

This year fifty-eight students from

Grades 3 to 6 participated in the ICAS

English assessment. The students tried

extremely hard and all are to be

congratulated on their efforts. Overall

students from Berwick Lodge received

1 High Distinction, 3 Distinction, 17

Credit and 37 Participation

certificates.

We would like to especially

acknowledge the achievements of the

following students who performed

exceptionally well to achieve High

Distinction, Distinction or Credit

recognition.

HIGH DISTINCTION

Grade 6 – Alana

DISTINCTION

Grade 3 - Cole

Grade 4 - Taylor

Grade 6 – Thimira

CREDIT

Grade 3 - Lilli, Ben, Jemma, Cheran,

Josh, Aidan

Grade 4 – Caitlin, Eden, Michaela,

Caleb, Nithiya, Lachlan, Ethan, Isaac,

Renee

Grade 5 – Amy, Matthew

BER UPDATE

Earlier this week I received a phone call

from APP who is the overall project

managers for our BER project. I was

informed that we will have to relocate

our new building to another site because

a sewerage pipe ran directly underneath

the proposed site of our new building.

Unfortunately we don’t have another

very suitable site available.

In the ensuing conversation, it was made

clear to me that APP had been unable to

obtain permission from the relevant

water authorities to have the pipe

redirected. Nonetheless, I requested

more information and gained some time

to make our own enquiries on this issue.

I am currently doing this and expect to

have fully investigated the matter within

the next three weeks. I am hopeful of a

positive outcome. I will keep you

informed.

20th ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATIONS

As you would be aware, we are

conducting our 20th anniversary

celebrations in conjunction with our

school fete on Friday 20th November

from 3.30pm to 8.30pm. I am very

pleased to report that our plans continue

to proceed well – we are now contacting

all members of our inaugural school

council and most if not all will be

attending. That is great news. I am very

hopeful that Jack Kraan, our inaugural

school council president will be able to

attend and it will be great to have him

speak at the ceremonial part of the

festivities. He is an excellent raconteur

and his experiences of our founding days

are well worth hearing.

ECHOES FROM OUR FIRST 20

YEARS

People sometimes ask me if I miss

teaching and when was the last time I

actually taught on a regular basis. The

first part of that question is frequently

asked of principals. Many say they do. I

say that I don’t. That surprises some and

I can read the puzzlement in their eyes.

The short answer is that I taught for 15

years before becoming a principal and

whilst I enjoyed that very much, I had

other goals in my career as well –

leadership has always appealed to me and

I relish the challenges that being a

principal offers. The last time I taught on

a regular basis was in 1990 at Berwick

Lodge Primary School. I was our school’s

first principal and first Physical Education

teacher, combining both roles. In

hindsight, I believe I erred in doing this –

the role of principal is challenging enough

without adding a teaching role to it. For

the trivia buffs with a good memory, if

you are ever asked to name our school’s

first P.E. teacher you will know the

answer!

FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS (FAQ’s)

Q. What is the most important

thing that children should learn at

school?

A. I don’t like answering that question

because there is no one thing that is

more important than all the others and

each child has unique talents and needs.

However, when pushed, I would say that

believing in the value of learning – and

that comes from having success in

learning!

QUOTABLE QUOTE

‘Getting away with something is

arguably a poisoned chalice.’

HENRY GROSSEK

ASS ISTANT PRINCIPAL’ S REPORT

P.F.A. NEWS The MS Readathon would like to thank

the Berwick Lodge students who were

involved in the 2009 MS Readathon. A

number of students have reached

fantastic reading goals as well as raising

money for people living with multiple

sclerosis. Some have already completed

this year’s program, but for those yet to

return their sponsorship funds to the MS

Readathon, there is still time. The MS

Readathon will continue to send reading

rewards and certificates out to those

who complete the program, even after

the official money due date of August

31st.

Thanks

Free Tickets!!!!

I have available some free tickets to the

upcoming Women’s League Melbourne

Victory match, this Saturday 31st

October, Round 5.

If you are interested, these tickets are

available from the Office on a first in

best dressed basis.

Melbourne Victory Womens’

League

Round 5 V’s Newcastle Jets

2pm

The Veneto Club- 191 Bulleen

Road, Bulleen

Amy Carlile

P.E Co-ordinator

A reminder that the pre-order of

showbags must be handed into

classroom teachers by Friday. Any

orders received after this will be sent

back to the student. There will be

limited showbags to buy on the night

but will be at a higher cost.

Order forms for the Unlimited Ride

wristbands are being sent home

tonight. Forms are due no later than

Friday 13th November.

Thank you to all Parents and Friends

who have offered their time in helping

at the fete stalls. We still require

helpers for the second half of the night

and in particular people who can face

paint.

Thank you.

SCHOOL AWARDS

Congratulations to the following

students who received awards over the last week.

Tayla PT Xander PT Malcolm PO Andrew PC

Kiara PO Elly PO Darragh PL

MS READ-A-THON

CHILDREN’S WEEK – 24TH

OCTOBER TO 1ST NOVEMBER

Children’s Week is a fantastic time to

recognise the importance of childhood

and to celebrate our children. This

annual week has become an exciting and

enjoyable event on Victoria’s calendar

and continues to grow in popularity. This

year Children’s Week began last week

and the government, together with the

Alannah and Madeline Foundation are

hosting a Family Fun Day on Sunday 1st

November to launch Children356. The

concept for Children365 was developed

after the tragic death of Darcey

Freeman. Following the loss of their

precious little girl, Darcey’s mother and

her family suggested an annual day to

cherish all children. The Alannah and

Madeline Foundation helped to make this

a reality.

This launch will take place at the

Melbourne Museum and to encourage

families to attend entry is free for

concession and children under 16. Adults

are also free on Sunday 1st November

upon presentation of an admission

voucher. Collect your free Adult entry

voucher from the Sunday Herald Sun

on 1 November 2009. (see

www.education.vic.gov.au/childrensweek

for more information) or phone 1800

809 834.

SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2009/

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2010

This year we have decided to publish our

annual school magazine on our website

for ease of access. In the past we have

published hard copies of the magazine

and made them available to families via

an order and payment system. Over

time the cost of publishing the magazine

has become very expensive, with the

school heavily subsidising the costs to

make the magazine affordable to families.

The new online format, which will be in

full colour, will allow families access to

the magazine without any cost. Parents

then have the option of downloading

part of, or all, the magazine for their

children to keep. In preparing the

magazine we are mindful that some

parents have not previously given

permission for their child’s photograph

to be published on our website.

Teachers will contact these parents

seeking the necessary permission and

new Student Image and Publicity

Permission Forms will need to be signed.

As in the past, if children’s names are to

be used they will be christian names only.

We understand that some families may

not want to give approval for their

child’s photo to appear in the magazine

and we will respect these wishes.

The School Calendar will continue to be

presented in a hard copy format and

families will be provided with a

complimentary copy for their use at

home. The calendar is currently being

compiled, ready for printing and we will

notify parents when these are available

for distribution.

SOMERS CAMP 2010

Our school has been offered the

opportunity to send a small group of

Year 5 and 6 students to attend the

Somer’s Camp from 16th to 24th March

next year. The nine day program

provides a variety of activities and the

children will participate in an exciting

environmental studies program. This

program includes exploring a variety of

habitats such as the beach, wetlands and

woodlands. It also enables children to

learn about, handle and care for a variety

of animals. The children will help feed

and care for these animals. The cost of

the camp is $140 which will be due

before the end of the year. Expressions

of interest were sent home with our

current Year 4 and 5 students yesterday

and will need to be returned by

tomorrow, Friday 30th October. No

payment is required at this time.

Students who have been chosen to go

will be notified within the next fortnight.

A REMINDER TO FAMILIES THAT

MONDAY 2ND NOVEMBER IS A

NORMAL SCHOOL DAY FOR

STUDENTS.

LYNNE BRENNER & DEBBIE

CUSACK

PHYS ED NEWS

COMMUNITY NEWS

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We are so thrilled to announce the winner of the Christmas

Card Design Competition – Connor R from Grade 2P.

Congratulations to Connor who not only won a $50 Coles

Voucher to spend but will have his design printed on a

Christmas Card. In the newsletter there is a is a form to

order the Christmas card with Connor’s design.

Congratulations also must go to all those students who

enthusiastically had a go and entered the competition. Well

done!

We would love to see everyone in our school community

support this exciting achievement and place an order. Due to

pre-arranged printing schedules, forms with orders and money

must be returned no later than next Wednesday 3rd

November 2009. Please note this is a beneficial fundraiser for

our school as for every $2.00 card that is sold, $1.50 is given

straight back to B.L.P.S, with 50c going to CREATE Foundation

(a charity to support children in care). We hope to see those

orders rolling in!

We would like to thank those parents/grandparents who

helped out this week in the Art room with the preps and

sewing! You can see their gorgeous environmentally friendly

bags on display in the main corridor, or when your child brings

them home.

Many would ask why sew with the preps? Are we mad? Well,

probably yes, but the children have really enjoyed their

masterpieces and are very keen to go shopping using their

re-usable bags!

A big thank you to Tina Herekiuha (Jade’s mum 2P) who kindly

donated lots of fantastic paper this week! We are so grateful

and know that it will come into good use!

Did you know there is an Art Blog? Please have a look! Simply

go to our school website and follow the link under art.

Jo Zammit/ Julie Mc Leod

Visual Art Teacher

SAFETY HOUSE YELLOW

DAY

The Berwick Safety house has

organised Yellow Day for Monday 9th

November. All students are

encouraged to wear yellow and IMA will be

visiting the Prep grades.

Unfortunately this may be our last Yellow Day

at BLPS as no one has volunteered to help run

the program.

If you think you can offer 1 hour every 6 weeks

to keep the program running, please call Rose

on 0412 743 391.

Casey Central Shopping Centre Christmas Card Design Competition and Fundraiser Order Form

Student Name ——————————————————————————————- Grade—————

Quantity ordered ———————————— Cost per unit $2.00. Total cost ————————-———

Please enclose money in an envelope and return to your teacher no later then Wednesday 3rd November 2009.

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