NEWSLETTER TERM 3 ISSUE NO.14 – FRIDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2017

KEY DATES PRINCIPAL’S COLUMN

Friday, 22nd September Last Day of Term Dismiss 2.30pm

Monday, 9th October

First day Term 4 Senior School Assembly 9.00am

Tues, 10th Oct—Friday, 20th Oct Prep—Year 2 Swimming Program

Wednesday, 11th October

Prospective Parent’s School Tour

Monday, 16th October Junior School Assembly 9.00am

Tuesday, 17th October

Prep Transition commence 9.15am Year 5&6 Hooptime Finals Divisional Summer Finals

Thursday, 19th October

Regional Athletics

Friday, 20th October Art Show

Monday, 23rd October

Senior School Assembly 9.00am Year 4 Parent Morning Tea

Staff room 9.30am (Please note change of date)

Monday, 30th October Junior School Assembly

Dear Parents and Carers, End of Term This week (Monday, September 18 – Friday, September 22) is the last week of Term 3. We will have a whole school assembly outside at 2.00pm. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm on this day. New Assembly Format Just a reminder that students in Years 3 to 6 will attend Monday morning assembly at the commencement of each odd week of the term and Prep to Year 2 students during even weeks. Should this change or a whole school assembly be required, notification will be sent via Konnective. 300k will continue as normal for those attending assembly and for those not, 300k will follow on from an initial meeting on the basketball court at 9.00am. Goldstein Medal Tim Wilson, Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein, has introduced a school-based community service and citizenship award for each school in Goldstein. The purpose of this award is to encourage young leaders to consider the contribution they can make to our community. Gold-stein is named after suffragette “Vida Goldstein”. Vida had courage and vision to fight for the rights of women to vote, buy property and to enter into marriage on the same terms as men. The Goldstein Medal will be awarded to one student at EPS who:

is in Year 5;

demonstrates leadership amongst their peers;

exhibits in the behaviour a commitment to the ethos of the school;

demonstrates excellence in attitude and achievement;

is a strong and consistent participant in school and community activity; and

exhibits an awareness of others and their needs. The student who is awarded the Goldstein Medal will receive an individual Goldstein Medal and book prize. A perpetual Honours Board displaying the engraved name of each year’s successful recipient will also be provided and displayed in our school. This medal will be awarded on the 22nd of December during our final assembly for the year. Strategic Plan Peter Fotheringham, our school reviewer, has completed a draft review report to be presented to School Council. EPS will soon commence the preparation of our Strategic Plan for the next four-year period which will be shared with you upon its completion. Sun Smart Could children please bring their hats to school as we are now at the time of year when Sunsmart guidelines are applicable. http://www.sunsmart.com.au/communities/early-childhood-primary-schools Term 4 This year, Victoria’s World Teachers’ Day will fall on Friday, 27th October. World Teachers' Day is held internationally on the 5th October. As the day usually falls during school holidays, Vic-toria celebrates on the last Friday of October each year. Our final Curriculum Day for 2017 will be held on the Monday, 6th November.

PRINCIPAL COLUMN CONTINUED

Thunderstorm Asthma Community Education Sessions 2017 https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/vic/education-and-

training/thunderstorm-asthma-education-sessions/

thunderstorm-asthma

The thunderstorm of Monday, 21 November 2016 triggered an unprecedented thunderstorm asthma event in metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong. It caused significant demand on both Ambulance Victoria and hospital emergency departments and sadly may have contributed to nine lives being lost. The Victorian Government has allocated $15.56 million in the 2017-18 state budget to ensure Victorians are ready for any future thunderstorm asthma events. The funding will allow for education and engagement campaigns to help communities prepare and respond to epidemic thunderstorm asthma and research the gaps in understanding the phenomena in greater depth. The aim of the campaign is to ensure that Victorians can: * recognise and respond; * be prepared; and * be able to access information The Asthma Foundation of Victoria has been funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to deliver an Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma Community Education and Support Program. This includes the delivery of more than 100 Thunderstorm Asthma Community Education Sessions across 18 regions of metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. These free community sessions can be attended by anyone, and will cover the following topics: * What is Thunderstorm Asthma * Who is at risk of Thunderstorm Asthma * How do you respond to a thunderstorm event * How to perform asthma First Aid * The link between asthma and hay fever The Asthma Foundation of Victoria will be working with a range of key stakeholders to ensure as many people as possible can attend these sessions. To book your place in a session please click HERE or contact the Asthma Foundation of Victoria directly on 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462). For more information about thunderstorm asthma please visit: Asthma and Thunderstorms. Have a great term break, Michael Portaro School Principal

SCHOOL CAPTAINS NEWS

Medical Alert A case of Pinworm (Threadworm) has been reported. It is relatively harmless and easily treated. It is the most common worm infection and major symptom is an itchy bottom, particularly at night. Treatment usually includes a two-dose course of medication that should be taken by all members of the affected household. Strict hygiene practice should be observed. Further Information: : www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au Lindy Belotti School Nurse

SCHOOL NURSE NEWS

Hi. I’m Clancy, I’m Sadhbh, I’m Ollie and I’m Lydia and we are your school captain and vice captains. We heard the Year 3’s and 4’s had a great time on camp. Phillip Island is super fun and has great activities. We hope you enjoyed yourselves. As we said in our first newsletter entry, we will be giving out a school captain award every term and that will be announced at the last assembly for Term 3. We hope that everyone has a fantastic school holiday. Get ready for Term 4! See you all next term! School and Vice Captains

ADMINISTRATION NEWS

Students leaving EPS next year For students that are leaving EPS next year (not in Year 6), it is important that you inform the school early next term. For school planning it is vital that we know school numbers in advance so we are able to formulate our workforce plan based on this. When numbers fluctuate, i.e. we have late departures or late enrolments, it is difficult to plan ahead and make decisions regarding class groupings, numbers and staffing requirements. We ask therefore that you assist the process and advise the office if your child/children are not returning to EPS in 2017 ASAP. Please email elsternwick.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au by the first day of Term 4, Monday, 9th October. Arrangements for 2018 If you are intending to leave the school at the end of 2017, please email the school at elsterwick.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Please ensure that all notifications to leave the school are returned no later than the first day of term 4, Monday, 9th October. This notification will enable us to make important decisions for the benefit of the whole school community. Administration Team

Elsternwick

Primary School

Term 3 Week 9 Term 3 Week 10 Excellence in Mathematics

Sophie 5/6C For her determination to succeed when practising the skill of converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. Well done Sophie! Arabella (6B) For demonstrating persistence when modelling division with fractions in order to establish a generalised rule.

Willa (1E) For her outstanding effort in creating fact family houses when investigating the connection between addition and subtraction. Well done Willa! Edward (Prep D) Edward has tried very hard in Maths sessions this term. He especially enjoys playing counting games like ‘Buzz’ and ‘Legs Eleven’. Edward has persisted in learning his teen numbers and matching them correctly to the tens frames. Great effort Edward!

Excellence in English

Patrick (5A) For demonstrating outstanding efforts in debating, supporting his teammates by stepping up to speak on a moment’s notice. Ned (5/6C) As first speaker for the negative team, Ned is to be congratulated for his outstanding manner, matter and method when persuading his audience that the Australian Flag should be changed.

Edward (1E) For his outstanding effort in chunking unknown words into syllables when reading. Well done Edward! Remi (Prep B) In Writer’s Workshop Remi has been working hard at her personal goal of using lower-case letters, whilst also exploring the use of speech through interesting characters including a talking unicorn. Well done Remi!

Curiosity Award

Grace (5B) For investigating the impact of unique disasters including the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and thinking of innovative solutions for a range of other human-induced and natural disasters. Lucia (6B) For researching, developing and presenting a passionate and inspired first argument in her debate about Australian refugees. Her curiosity to learn more was evident in her speech.

Allira (1A) For demonstrating a positive attitude when persevering with new tasks and for contributing her ideas to class discussions. Alessandra (Prep A) Alessandra is a curious and engaged member of Prep A. She consistently asks questions to help her learning and explores new ideas with enthusiasm. Well done Alessandra!

Responsibility Award

Edie (5A) For demonstrating a consistent commitment to her schoolwork and the wider community, showing unrelenting compassion to her peers and being a positive role model to others. Nikah (6A) For her continued efforts to improve her learning, challenge herself and seek help when required. Nikah is to be commended for her diligent research and note taking on the topic of Hurricane Katrina.

Ashton (1D) For consistently following the classroom agreement, working hard and trying his best in every lesson. Ash sets a wonderful example for his peers. Sophia (Prep C) Sophia is an enthusiastic and respectful member of Prep C. She is always eager to learn and challenge herself. Sophia shows amazing self-manager skills and is always helping others out. Well done Sophia!

TEACHING AND LEARNING AT EPS

Teaching and Learning at EPS

G. A. N. A. G Instructional Framework

Jane Pollock at EPS Over the next couple of years, Elsternwick Primary School is fortunate to have Jane Pollock visit our school periodically to consult the teachers on the instructional model GANAG, high yield strategies and curriculum documents. Jane is a leading educational researcher and author who developed the GANAG Instructional Framework lesson schema.

How Students Use the High Yield Strategies in the Classrooms As part of our new instructional framework model, students are given the opportunity to actively use nine high yield research-based instructional strategies with each stage of the GANAG lesson schema. World renowned leading educational researchers Jane Pollock, Robert Marzano and Debra Pickering, have developed these nine high yield instructional strategies, through a meta-analysis of over 100 independent studies. They determined that these nine strategies have the greatest positive affect on student achievement for all students, in all subject areas, at all grade levels. High yield instructional strategies are tools that teachers use to teach students content that result in high student achievement. Research based evidence of these strategies shows that effective and consistent use of these strategies yielded significant increases in percentile gains in student achievement.

TEACHING AND LEARNING AT EPS

GANAG Lesson Schema 9 High Yield Instructional Strategies

G: Goal Setting

Teachers set learning Goals with the students.

Setting objectives and providing feedback Teachers establish a direction for learning and students personalise instructional objectives. Students are provided with frequent feedback that positively impacts on student outcomes.

Reinforcing effort & providing feedback Students are taught that hard work leads to success; stimulates motivation and enhances achievement.

A: Accessing Prior

Knowledge (APK) Teachers Access student prior knowledge.

Non-linguistic representation Teachers help students understand the content in a new way. These can range from graphic organisers, objects, images to physical knowledge.

Questions, Cues & Advance organisers Students are guided to activate prior knowledge, stimulate analytical thinking and promote deeper learning.

Cooperative learning Student develop positive interdependence, accountability, interpersonal skills and small-group skills and group processing.

N: New Information Teachers deliver new knowledge/procedure.

Summarising & Notetaking Students are provided with the tools for identifying & understanding the most important aspects of what they are learning.

Homework & Practice The school day is extended to home where students are provided with opportunities to refine and extend their knowledge.

A: Apply New Thinking

Students have the opportunity to apply the new knowledge.

Identifying Similarities & Differences Students’ understanding of the ability to use knowledge is enhanced.

Generating & testing hypothesis Students are involved in the application of knowledge and understand that it has practical applications in all curriculum areas: systems, analysis, problem solving etc.

Questions, Cues & Advance organisers Students are guided to activate prior knowledge, stimulate analytical thinking and promote deeper learning.

G: Goal Review

Teachers will review the Goals with the students and students will assess to what level they think they have achieved the goals.

Setting objectives and providing feedback Teachers establish a direction for goal review at the end of the lesson. Students are provided with frequent feedback that positively impacts on student outcomes.

Reinforcing effort & providing feedback Students are taught that hard work leads to success; stimulates motivation and enhances achievement.

STUDENT WELLBEING

Curriculum Day with Di Snowball

On Friday 15th September, the Elsternwick teaching staff were fortunate to receive professional development and guidance from renowned literacy consultant, Di Snowball. Her focus for the session was about ‘Teaching Spelling’. Di reinforced the importance of looking at student writing and analyzing what the student is doing. The student writing will determine the explicit spelling teaching goals for individuals and class co-horts. Di spoke about ‘Strategies used for spelling’ and the most

useful information for students to learn about spelling

includes the following:

how to spell high frequency words, which includes commonly used words as well as words used often when writing about personal interests or about topics currently being studied;

how to apply the most useful techniques and routines for learning words to ensure that such words will automatically be spelled correctly in future writing;

knowledge of common spelling patterns in the English language and how this knowledge helps with spelling correctly;

knowledge of common sound-symbol relationships in the English language and how this knowledge helps with spelling correctly;

knowledge of generalisations about how to add prefixes and suffixes to base words in the English language and how this knowledge helps with spelling correctly;

understanding how compound words are formed;

knowledge of common derivatives or roots in words in the English language and how this knowledge helps with spelling correctly;

understanding the correct use and placement of apostrophes for contractions and for possessive case;

for beginning writers of English it is also helpful to learn about onsets and rimes and how knowledge of “reliable” rimes helps with the spelling of many words with the same rime;

The staff at Elsternwick Primary school will continue to build on the spelling approach and implement many of these strategies in their classroom programs.

Respectful Relationships

Last week, Charlotte Brady (6A class teacher) and I attended a Department Education & Training Regional workshop to begin the first process of initiating a whole school approach to building a culture of respect and equality at our school to help combat gender inequality and prevent family violence in the community. The Victorian Government is investing $21 million over two years to implement Respectful Relationships across schools and early childhood services because the best relationships are respectful ones. Evidence shows that schools and early childhood services can play a powerful role in changing this story for future generations. In the primary years, the focus of Respectful Relationships is on treating everyone with respect and dignity. The teaching materials that will be provided for all primary schools will be tailored for students in Years Prep to Year 6 including age appropriate lesson plans and activities that help students learn new skills and build confidence and resilience. The whole school approach will drive positive and sustained change in attitudes and behaviours in the community and reduce violence. The school will work closely with our partner School Elwood Secondary College to implement the Respectful Relationships program. EPS was also successful in their application in being a partner school with Elwood College and will receive $4000 during the first year of its implementation. The first stages of the program will be delivered to our staff in Term 4 and to the students in 2018. Allied health professionals will also support schools (including EPS) to provide support to students and families affected by family violence.

Demos Diplaris Assistant Principal

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ENGLISH NEWS

Cheryl Clarke Leading Teacher English

Teachers as problem solvers

Melbourne Uni partnership helps extend minds in Maths.

Last Friday, all teachers participated in an action packed Mathematics session, led by the University of Melbourne lecturer and Clinical Partnerships Coordinator Ryan Dunn. This professional development opportunity supports our three year commitment to the University of Melbourne’s Network of Schools (UMNOS) problem solving project. Ryan is highly knowledgeable in this field and the feedback from teachers was wonderfully positive. ‘Ryan was a very engaging speaker!’ ‘Oh my gosh! So much useful information!’ ‘Fantastic time, my brain is exploding!’

Teachers learnt more about how to teach children to be highly effective problem solvers, by focusing on the problem solving capabilities of reasoning and conceptual understanding. For example helping children to articulate their thinking by proving the validity of their answers and showing their thinking through visual representations as well as an equation. Being able to reason in mathematics is an important skill for children to develop as it helps to deepen their understanding of the problem solving process.

A SNAPSHOT OF MATHEMATICS LEARNING A SNAPSHOT OF MATHEMATICS LEARNING

Students also need to be able to talk with their peers as they solve problems collaboratively and justify their reasoning as they progress through a problem.

Mathematics is much

more than just being able

to apply a rule to find the

answer. It’s about

developing a richer

understanding of the

problem solving process

and being able to prove

why a particular formula

works.

Teachers were highly engaged throughout the day and are now ready to trial some newly learnt skills and knowledge within their teams. How can I support my child’s development in Mathematics?

Adopt the positive growth mindset and ask them to explain what their class norms mean

Discourage the notion that some children are ‘good at Maths’ or ‘smart’. Instead promote the idea that we can all achieve in Mathematics and we value effort over speed. Making mistakes is how we know we are learning.

Play games involving mathematical thinking, such as card and dice games, Maths apps, help track how many points their favourite sports team has accumulated over the season, get involved in shopping and cooking

“The powerful thinkers in today’s world are not those who can calculate fast, as used to be true; fast calculations are now fully automated, routine and uninspiring. The powerful thinkers are those who can make connections, think logically and use space, data and numbers creatively” Jo Boaler, Prof. of Mathematics Stanford University, ‘Mathematical Mindsets’, 2016. Katherine White Mathematics Coordinator/Coach

DIVISION ATHLETICS

Last week a squad of 30 EPS students competed at the

Beachside Division Athletic Carnival at Lakeside Stadium. In

perfect conditions the students competed to the best of their

ability with some tough competition. The following students

finished in the top 4 placers:

Congratulations to Charlotte

and Ollie who will now

compete at Regional Athletics

next term. Thank you to Jo

Campbell-Smith for training

the distance runners and to

Sue Goddard for assisting at

the Carnival.

PHYS ED AWARD

Congratulations to Charley

(Year 5) for being the

recipient of the Phys Ed

Award at Assembly last week. Charley displays the school

values of respect, responsibility, curiosity and personal

excellence at every lesson and sporting event. She is an

extremely enthusiastic participant and a gutsy performer

who supports her team mates and me at every opportunity.

Well done Charley.

Ruth Moore Sport Coordinator

SPORTS NEWS SUSTAINABILITY NEWS

What’s new in the school ground at E.P.S?

Hopefully the new additions to the garden plots near the

Chinese Gatehouse and CAB brought a smile to some faces

on Monday morning.

Currently, the students on the Deck are inquiring into

Geography, Environmental Sustainability and Civics and

Citizenship, asking the question, ‘What can food (and how

we eat it) teach us about ourselves and others?’ We are

particularly interested in the influences climate, location,

culture and access to resources has on the types and

availability of food eaten, not only in Australia but also

neighbouring countries. So…

A group of dedicated ‘green thumbs’ in Year 3 and 4 have taken on the challenge and commitment of not only preparing the plots and planting, but the continued monitoring and maintenance of the mainly Asian vegetables. They will also be planting numerous varieties of seeds and herbs. Expected harvest times range from 6 to 14 weeks. Of course, we are looking forward to the eating, especially the carrots, dwarf beans and sugar snap and snow peas!

Being part of a hands on outdoor learning experience, building a greater understanding of the environment, their impact on it and the origin of their food, but also valuable life skills like planning, time management, collaboration, communication and problem solving is a focus. We truly hope to foster in these leaders of tomorrow a passion

for the environment and a respect and appreciation for other cultures.

10 Yr Boys Triple Jump Ollie 2nd

10 Yr Girls 1500M Charlotte 2nd

10 Yr Boys 800M Ollie 3rd

10 Yr Girls 800M Charlotte 2nd

10 Yr Boys 1500M Alex 3rd

11 Yr Boys Long Jump Luke 4th

11 Yr Boys High Jump Sonny 4th

11 Yr Boys Discus Sonny 3rd

12/13 Boys Discus Sam 3rd

SUSTAINABILITY NEWS CONTINUED

We would like to say a special ‘thank-you’ to Melissa Monks

(mum of Finn 3C and Abbey Prep D) for the huge effort she

put into compiling a submission to the Momentum Energy

Junior Landcare Powerful Youth Projects, which resulted in a

grant of $785.00, enabling us to make this happen. Thanks

also go to Pat, for making sure the plots were weed free and

brimming with worms to give the seedlings the best possible

start.

The Green Team have informed the students at assembly

about the importance of not taking rubbish outside as it

impacts on the marine life in Port Phillip Bay.

Rubbish in the yard gets blown into the canal and makes its

way out into the bay via the canal. Classroom bins have been

signed with photos of some of our local sea life that can be

found in the bay near Elwood.

Some parents are finding a lot of rubbish out on the bike

path each day. We need to do everything we can, to make

sure this doesn’t happen.

The Green Team have also been busy signing classrooms to

remind everyone to turn off the lights, heaters, interactive

whiteboards and fans.

Michele Martin (Inquiry, Year 3 teacher)

Sharon Meeking (Sustainability, Year 3 teacher)

SUSTAINABILITY NEWS CONTINUED

Remember to turn your light off. Don’t be that one light.

Please turn me off when

you leave the classroom!

This year our major fundraiser is the Art Show & Cocktail Party. This function is instead of our traditional Parent Party and it promises to be one heck of a PARTY!

We will start the evening off by showing parents and guests the student art, and donated community art, which will be displayed in the gym. The formal part of the evening will consist of a live auction for a limited number of pieces -then we kick up our heels with live music and cocktails.

Tickets on sale via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/QRIL , tickets are limited. Please help organizers by purchasing your tickets early. Tickets are $50 per person, this covers entry, your first drink and canapés for the evening. Dress code is smart casual.

The Art donated by our community, and available on the night to purchase, is of a very high calibre. See what we have on offer via the Art Show Catalogue.

We will be holding an Art Show Exclusive Preview. For a gold coin donation you can bring along Grandmas, Grandpas, Special people, Mums, Dads, Neighbours, Aunts and Uncles to view our Art Show on

Thursday 19th October 3pm-4.30pm and

Friday 20th October 8.30-9.30am.

We are going to need helpers for bump in during the setup week (16th to 21st October), Art Minders, Raffle Ticket sellers, and Silent Auction Minders on the night, and bump out crew on Saturday, 21st October. Please look out for the call for help early in Term 4 and sign up. We need your help to make this event a success.

Ms Taylor has done an amazing job bringing together the many children’s selfie expressions and an impressive display will ensue. Another sneak peak at the children’s work…

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Thank you to our sponsor Marshall White.

Save the Date - Halloween Disco - Friday, 27th October

This year the annual children's disco will be held after school on Friday, 27th October. This year the theme is “Halloween” so you have the option to dress up and join us in haunted Brickwood Hall. Tickets $5 on sale at door.

This night requires a number of volunteers to make it a success for the children so look out for the volunteer roster closer to the time.

The PA Team

PA NEWS

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