School News

10th August,2017

Values:

Respect Excellence Co-operation Responsibility School Mission- The community of Glenroy West Primary School works in partnership to inspire every child to do their best and encourages them to grow and achieve excellence

School Vision - Inspire, Grow, Achieve

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

School Website: www.glenroywestps.vic.edu.au

Term 3 August

Friday 18th August-Grade 3-4 Science Works Excursion

Monday 21st-25th August-Book Week

Tuesday 22nd August-Grade 1-2 Excursion to ART VO

Thursday 24th August-Book Character Parade

Friday 25th August –Curriculum Day

Wednesday 30th August-Open Day and Authors Writing Day

September ● Friday 1st September-Father’s Day Stall ● Thursday 7th September- Grades 3-6 Carnival 11.40am sharp to 3.10pm ● Friday 8th September Grades P-2 carnival 11.40am sharp to 1:45pm.

Wedenesday-Friday-13th- 15th September Grades 3-6- Camp Metung

Thursday 21st September- School Concert

Friday 22nd September- Last day of Term 3. Sports dress up day. Assembly at 1.45pm in the Hall

Dismissal at 2.30pm

Principal’s Report Pamela Streete Dear Parents/carers,

Week 4 of Term 3 has come round quickly and before we know it we will be heading towards the end of term once again. We are working towards our PYP Authorisation on the following dates October 26th and 27th 2017. I hope you were able to attend one of our PYP information sharing sessions on Thursday 10th August,2017. If you were unable to attend for other reasons, please don’t hesitate to speak to Joelene Kowalski our PYP Coordinator or your child’s teacher.

Curriculum- IB PYP PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME The PYP presents schools with a comprehensive plan for high quality education, international education. It provides schools with a curriculum framework of essential elements- 1. Knowledge 2. Skills. 3. Concepts 4. Attitudes. 5. Action

School Mission- The community of Glenroy West Primary School works in partnership to inspire every child to do their best and encourages them to grow and achieve excellence

School Vision - Inspire, Grow, Achieve

Schools work with the five elements to construct a rigorous and challenging curriculum for international education. The PYP aims to create a curriculum that is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant for learners in the 3-12 age range. The PYP is organised into:-

1. Written curriculum- what students need to learn

2. Taught curriculum- how to teach the PYP

3. Assessed curriculum- principles and practices of effective assessment.

The curriculum is transdisciplinary meaning that it focuses on issues that go across subject areas. Stay tuned for the next update. Professional Learning At times your child’s teacher may be attending professional learning which is an expectation from DET and the school. In the course of any absence, your child’s teacher will leave a work program to ensure the learning continues. Thank you for your understanding. Book Week Celebrations Glenroy West Primary School will be celebrating Book Week between 21st and 25th August 2017. Book Week celebrates Australian authors and illustrators of children’s Books. It is a wonderful time to immerse children in literature and celebrate books and reading. The theme this year is ‘ESCAPE TO EVERYWHERE”. To celebrate this occasion we will be having a Book character Parade on Thursday morning of the 24th. The parade will be a whole school event with both junior and senior school showcasing their costumes. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed as their favourite book character, however, be creative and try to use items of clothing and /or props from home. Each grade will have an opportunity to parade their costume with the school community and enjoy participating in literacy activities during Book Week. We hope you can join us for our special day! A note will be sent home this week with the details. Book Week Committee.

School Mission- The community of Glenroy West Primary School works in partnership to inspire every child to do their best and encourages them to grow and achieve excellence

School Vision - Inspire, Grow, Achieve

New Preps for 2018 Some of our new families will be touring the school this week. If any existing families have a child attending Prep in 2018 please enrols soon. Even if you are familiar with Glenroy West, it is beneficial for your child to participate in our transition program- visiting classrooms, meeting teachers and students, attending library, playing games etc. Important News – New Enrolments from Term 4,2017 From the beginning of Term 4, any new family enrolling their child/children will receive a free bag, bucket hat and school satchel. Please speak to Pam or the office staff for further details.

School Mission- The community of Glenroy West Primary School works in partnership to inspire every child to do their best and encourages them to grow and achieve excellence

School Vision - Inspire, Grow, Achieve

Extra-Curricular Activities at Glenroy West Primary School Visit our website for more information on www.glenroywest.vic.edu.au

ARTS

SPORT

CHESS

SRC FORUM

LITERACY

NUMERACY

LANGUAGES

HOMEWORK CLUB

ICAS TESTING

CAMPING PROGRAM

SUSTAINABILITY

WELFARE

MATHS OLYMPIAD

SPEECH THERAPY

ON PSYCH PSYCHOLOGIST

TIME HELP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

2018 Orientation Sessions 2018 Orientation Foundation dates for your interest: If you know of anyone who has a child eligible to begin school in 2018, please pass on our Orientation sessions. Enrolment forms are available online or please collect a form from the office. For further details please speak to Anne Kyriacou/ Curriculum Coach. Thursday 17/8 at 9-11am Thursday 24/8 at 9-11am Thursday 31/8 at 9-11am Thursday 7/9 at 9-11am

Term 4 CHESS CHESS is to be introduced as an extra -curricular subject in Term 4. If you would like your child to participate please complete the form attached. CHESS classes will be fully operational in Term 4. Simon Endre is travelling overseas in Term 3 hence the delay in beginning Term 4. Any queries please speak to Pam or your child’s teacher. Thank you. Canteen Volunteers If any interested parents or guardians could assist with the canteen we would greatly appreciate your offer of assistance. Canteen is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for lunch orders. Please inform Belinda or the office staff if you can assist. An attached form is in this week’s newsletter so please fill it out and bring to the office or directly speak to Belinda. School Uniform Available Online

Please be advised you can also purchase school uniform online on our school website under Student, then click on Uniform and go to essential Clothing on their website. FREE DELIVERY AVAILABLE. (Local Areas)Deborah is present on a Wednesday for school uniform purchase from 9-11am.Phone Debra at Essential Clothing on-Phone: Mobile: 0409 185 524.

EVERY DAY COUNTS- ATTENDANCE- IT’S NOT OK TO BE AWAY.EVERY DAY COUNTS We are presently reviewing our processes for daily attendance and ‘lateness.’ DID YOU KNOW YOUR CHILD’S BEST LEARNING TIME IS THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY? THAT’S WHEN EVERY MINUTE COUNTS THE MOST! It is very important to receive notification from parents or guardians when children are absent from school as we have an accountability to the Department of Education. Please use the following methods to inform us and include your child’s name and grade, date and reason for the absence.

Phone in

Written note

Speak directly to the Classroom teacher. Teachers have a Duty of Care to call parents if a child is absent

more than 2 days.

Respond to text message

At Glenroy West Primary School we are committed to providing your child with an excellent education. The building blocks of an excellent education begins with all students coming to school each and every day. Regular school attendance is vital and missing school days can have a big impact on a child’s future. Missing one day a fortnight will equate to missing four full weeks by the end of the year. Each day a student misses school puts them behind and can affect their educational outcomes. Some of the reasons for student absence at GWPS

Staying home to celebrate a birthday

Going shopping

Looking after a sibling

Spending time with a relative

Extended weekends

Overseas travel

Dental and medical appointment

Illness

If for any reason your child must be absent from school, parents or guardians are required to provide written notification, stating the reason for their child’s absence. This information will be retained by the teacher and archived by the school. This is a DET requirement. Kind regards, Have a great week ahead, Pamela Streete. Principal

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Pamela Streete Principal

For demonstrating the connection between change and causation during inquiry into matter.

Giovanna Zakaria

Ms Emma Fuller Assistant Principal

For enthusiastically sharing the concept of change with solids, liquids and gasses in assembly. For enthusiastically working towards changing her maths goal.

Acay Isabelle

Foundation A -Ms Eyigun

Aleena for asking questions about how stories would change without certain features. Aleena/ Aarush

Foundation B- Ms Bryers

For changing his thinking when using the count on strategy in addition. For asking questions about how animals change over time on the farm excursion.

Aryan Roman

1/2A-Ms Wheeler

For explaining how communication has changed over time. For describing how different cultures have changed the way they communicate.

Kerem Abhayjot

1/2B-Mr Hoatson For the changes they have made towards consistently producing a higher standard of work. Ilya and Grace

1/2C-Ms Luke

For making changes to her reading by changing her voice and self-correcting. For writing on lines and changing her handwriting. Well done Ghena for showing confidence!

Marwa Ghena

3/4A-Ms Kowalski

For knowing how to change verbs into the plural form. For confidently understanding how matter changes.

Omsu Lincoln

3/4B- Ms Tchung

For being creative when changing a word to its synonym. For showing his understanding of how matter can change its form.

Mark Zakaria

3/4C- Mrs Mendham

For her enthusiasm in sharing the online resources for change of solids and liquids with her classmate For his positive change in attitude towards his learning.

Sri Rahul

5/6A-Mr Clarke For being able to use techniques taught to describe and understand how to discuss art. For an improvement in work ethic to improve the work she completes.

Eishan Shanae

5/6B-Ms Edwards

For her fantastic inquiry questions into how arts have changed over time For making positive changes to improve his effort and engagement in school work.

Israa Roy

PE –Ms Webster

For being able to recognise how our movements change when we are dancing.

Vaidehi Sahar

Indonesian K-Sze

For identifying and understanding the change in all aspects of speech when speaking the Indonesian language.

Farhad Esther B

Arts-Mrs Silveria For changing his attitude in Performing Arts by improving his performance, when playing the recorder. Well Done! For noticing the changes in the music and playing his percussion when it was his part of the song. Excellent concentration!

Mobin 5/6B Xavier 1/2A

Scholastic Book Club – is

Due back to school Thursday 10th August,2017

All orders must be in a sealed envelope and go to the office via the classroom.

No late orders will be accepted

Glenroy West Primary School

York Street P.O. Box 547

GLENROY 3046 Phone: 9306 8955

Fax: 9300 1028

21st July 2017

CHESS LESSONS – TERM 4

Dear Parents/ Guardians, In Term 4, we will be offering CHESS lessons on Wednesdays from week one to week ten at a total cost of $50.00 for the ten sessions, payable in advance. A qualified CHESS teacher, Simon Andre will be providing the lessons for students in grades 2 to 5. To secure your position the $50.00 term fee is payable by Friday 15th September 2017. As we are holding the fee payable on behalf of the CHESS tutoring company we can only accept cash, NO EFTPOS, Cheques or CSEF are available through the school for CHESS. If you would like your child to participate, complete the permission below and ensure the payment of $50.00 is made by the closing date of Friday 15th September as places are limited and positions are secured in order of receipt. Thank you Pamela Streete Principal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PERMISSION FOR CHESS LESSONS - TERM 4 Name of Student: ___________________________________________ Grade: ___________________________________________ I wish my child to attend CHESS lessons on Wednesdays in Term 4 and enclose my payment of $50.00 for the ten sessions. Parent Name: ___________________________________________ Parent Signature: ___________________________________________

PERMISSION AND PAYMENT DUE BY 15/09/2017