Volume 25 Issue 24 Thursday 08 August 2019 www.brentwoodparkps.vic.edu.au term dates 2019 term 1 30 jan - 05 apr term 2 23 apr - 28 jun term 3 15 jul - 20 sep term 4 07 oct - 20 dec 13-26 AUGUST LIFE EDUCATION VISIT—PAYMENT DUE BY 2/8/19 15 AUGUST YEAR 6 WATER SAFETY DAY—CASEY RACE 19-21 AUGUST YEAR 4 CAMP ARRABRI LODGE-TOTAL PAYMENT DUE 9TH AUGUST. 22 AUGUST BOOK WEEK DRESS UP DAY-DRESS AS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK CHARACTER. 26 AUGUST JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING PROGRAM BEGINS -PAYMENT DUE BY 14TH AUGUST. 16 SEPTEMBER YEAR 4-6 MUSICAL ‘QUEST’ AT BUNJIL PLACE. ARRIVE 6.30 PM FOR 7.00 PM SHOW. jim bell, principal jenny reid, assistant principal jo-anne doran, assistant principal DATES TO REMEMBER P remiers’ Reading Challenge With less than 30 days to go before the challenge ends, our school is well on track to have 100% completion again; something Brentwood Park is now well known for in Department of Education. Currently, 60% of the school population have entered the appropri- ate amount of books to complete the challenge, with many more well on the way to achieving the 100 books status. Overall, our school has read nearly 30,000 books all together, a figure that will increase as more students add more books. Our Grade 5 students are trialling the new version of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge for en- tering their books, which will hopefully be released to the rest of Victoria at the start of next year. L ibrary Snippets Recently, our librarian Annette attended the 13 th National Conference on behalf of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Vic Branch and Brentwood Park Primary School. Annette heard from some amazing authors such as Matt Cosgrove, Leigh Hobbs and Paul Jennings, and was involved in many workshops that looked at why humour was so important in children’s literature today. A number of books that were signed by the author are now available in the library, including books by Jeanne Baker and Emily Rodda. C hocolate Drive - Major Fundraising Event The fundraising team are currently in the midst of our major fundraising event for the year - our Chocolate Drive! Boxes of Cadbury “Freddo and Friends” chocolates have already been sent home with the eldest child in each family. Families are encouraged to sell them to extended family members, work col- leagues and friends and contribute to our goal of raising $15,000 which will be used to finalise the installation of air-conditioning units to the school and commence the reinstatement of the school’s synthetic grass surfaces. L ost Glasses We currently have a large selection of glasses at the office. If anyone is missing some glasses, please feel free to come and take a look.
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Volume 25 Issue 24 Thursday 08 August 2019
www.brentwoodparkps.vic.edu.au
term dates 2019 term 1 30 jan - 05 apr term 2 23 apr - 28 jun term 3 15 jul - 20 sep term 4 07 oct - 20 dec
13-26 AUGUST LIFE EDUCATION VISIT—PAYMENT DUE BY 2/8/19 15 AUGUST YEAR 6 WATER SAFETY DAY—CASEY RACE 19-21 AUGUST YEAR 4 CAMP ARRABRI LODGE-TOTAL PAYMENT DUE 9TH AUGUST. 22 AUGUST BOOK WEEK DRESS UP DAY-DRESS AS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK CHARACTER. 26 AUGUST JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING PROGRAM BEGINS -PAYMENT DUE BY 14TH AUGUST. 16 SEPTEMBER YEAR 4-6 MUSICAL ‘QUEST’ AT BUNJIL PLACE. ARRIVE 6.30 PM FOR 7.00 PM SHOW.
jim bell, principal jenny reid, assistant principal jo-anne doran, assistant principal
DATES TO REMEMBER
P remiers’ Reading Challenge With less than 30 days to go before the challenge ends, our school is well on track to have 100%
completion again; something Brentwood Park is now well known for in Department of Education. Currently, 60% of the school population have entered the appropri-ate amount of books to complete the challenge, with many more well on the way to achieving the 100 books status. Overall, our school has read nearly 30,000 books all together, a figure that will increase as more students add more books. Our Grade 5 students are trialling the new version of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge for en-tering their books, which will hopefully be released to the rest of Victoria at the start of next year.
L ibrary Snippets Recently, our librarian Annette attended the 13th National Conference on behalf of the Children’s
Book Council of Australia Vic Branch and Brentwood Park Primary School. Annette heard from some amazing authors such as Matt Cosgrove, Leigh Hobbs and Paul Jennings, and was involved in many workshops that looked at why humour was so important in children’s literature today. A number of books that were signed by the author are now available in the library, including books by Jeanne Baker and Emily Rodda.
C hocolate Drive - Major Fundraising Event The fundraising team are currently in the midst of our major fundraising event for the year - our
Chocolate Drive! Boxes of Cadbury “Freddo and Friends” chocolates have already been sent home with the eldest child in each family. Families are encouraged to sell them to extended family members, work col-leagues and friends and contribute to our goal of raising $15,000 which will be used to finalise the installation of air-conditioning units to the school and commence the reinstatement of the school’s synthetic grass surfaces.
L ost Glasses We currently have a large selection of glasses at the office. If anyone is missing some glasses,
please feel free to come and take a look.
P arent Opinion Survey Thank you, to those families who have
completed the brief online Parent Opinion Survey. Although we distributed 235 personalized links to the survey, we’ve only achieved 46 respondents. Unfortunately, this only equates to a 20% response rate. In past years when paper surveys were distributed, we achieved approximately 85% of our sample returned. Despite the disappointing response rate, we do appreciate the contribution of those 46 families who contributed to the process. The results will be forwarded to the school in due course. The survey is still being conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed via desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period from Monday 22 July to Sunday 11 August. Approximately 30 per cent of parents have been invited to participate in this year’s survey. Can we encourage all parents who received the survey through email to respond. We would appreciate and value your feedback. All responses to the survey are anonymous.
K nitting Club Congratulations to Ava (4VG) for completing her first winter scarf. Ava is an active member of
Brentwood Park Primary School’s Knitting Club. Do you want to learn how to knit and make some new friends? BPPS organises knitting classes for beginners and more experienced knitters every Thursday lunch time. Classes take place in the Library.
Larissa Maryanovsky Performing Arts Teacher
O verseas University Students Visitation On Monday, a group of fifty university students from Jiangsu, CHINA visited Brentwood Park Primary School. The group is currently visiting Victoria under a scholarship program, and is attending training courses on education and teaching at Melbourne University. The students expressed a desire to visit a primary school in Victoria and given the very positive experience afforded to a similar group who visited us last year, Brentwood Park Primary School came highly recommended! The purpose for the school visit was to learn about school curriculum with special reference to language teaching and learning, and to observe our literacy and numeracy lessons in action.
S chool Council As part of General Business, the Preliminary Summary School Report 2019 for this year’s
Student Attitudes to School Survey was presented. The Attitudes to School Survey measures how students feel about the teaching and learning, positive culture and climate, and student engagement at our school. I am pleased to say that the results for our school continue to be very high in all areas as follows: EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICE
Teacher concern - 88% LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS AND DISPOSITION
Motivation and interest - 89%
Self-regulation and goal setting - 92% SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
School connectedness and belonging 90%
Student voice and agency - 81%
Sense of inclusion - 95% STUDENT SAFETY
Advocate at school - 95%
Managing bullying (students feel safe) - 88%
Respect for diversity - 90% These overall positive scores indicate that we are continuing to embed a positive culture of caring for our students and that they care for each other and our consistent approach to learning. We can continue to be justifiably proud of our students and staff. Jim Bell, principal
0BC Raphael showing confidence and enthusiasm during Show and Tell. 0JF 0JF for producing beautiful work! You make me proud!!! 0JH Divyesh for your positive attitude towards all activities. You are a superstar! 0LP Miggy for writing some great sentences about our 100 days party. Well done! 0SM n/a 0TL Raslyn for great writing with good sounding out. 1AB Taniksha for working hard to identify our natural changes. Great job! 1HG Tinara for working persistently to achieve success to write 1 SSLs during Reading Journal time. 1KC Peyton for her improved concentration and effort towards her writing! Great story! 1MK Param for showing confidence when doing Show and Share! 1NC Sameera for using your knowledge of friends of ten to solve subtraction problems! 1NG Roel for reading confidently and using a nice clear voice. Well done! 1TN Yumali for working hard on her subtraction strategies in mathematics. Great work! 2AD Sienna for her wonderful ‘Words our Way’ work and improved spelling in her writing. 2AK Charlotte for consistently completing tasks to a high standard and taking pride in the presentation of your work. 2CM Jake for having done a great job with your mental maths books this week. 2CV Finn for reaching a new level in reading!!!! Congratulations! 2RG Giselle for using team skills in maths measurement this week. Well done! 2SY Samira for her excellent work ethic in class. Well done! 3CH Jessica for using amazing figurative language in your fractured fairy tale this week. 3DK Aarohi for her fantastic fractured fairy tale writing. 3MF Jamie for her enthusiasm in all areas of school. Well done! 3MS Isabella for always showing persistence in her learning even when it is challenging. Well done! 3SA Eva for the fantastic fractured fairy tale she wrote this week. Well done! 4BM Nethasha for working extremely hard during our maths lessons about fractions. 4CP Aaliyah for always placing her completed homework in her take home folder. Well done! 4EC Dani for showing confidence in all areas of your learning this week. Well done, keep up the amazing work!
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4SM Joseph for demonstrating excellent work habits and a delightful attitude. Thank you! 4VG Sasvindu for being a considerate, courteous and respectful student. 5EB Susanne for being a collaborative class member and working well with others. 5JG Tarleah for always being an active and positive member of the classroom. 5LF Harsh for writing an excellent procedure when we made pancakes. Well done! 5LM Navpreet for solving “Chris’ Riddle of the Day” with impressive speed. You’re a superstar! 5SI Umer for making excellent choices and for handing in his homework on time. 6JA Joel for settling into 6JA and Brentwood Park well. Welcome. 6JP Bailey for outstanding work on our adaptations unit in science. Fantastic job! 6LM Tanveer for his positive engagement in all classroom activities. 6MB Rhys for his enthusiasm, teamwork and positive mindset at the T-Ball competition.
SPECIALIST CLASSES
LOTE. Chunyan 3CH for your beautiful manners and excellent Chinese paperwork this week. LOTE. Daisy 5SI for your enthusiasm and excellent participation in learning the new topic ‘Food and Drink!’ I’m proud of you all! P. Arts. Linda 6JA for your wonderful performance of ‘Jasmine Flower’ at assembly. I am proud of your great team effort! P. Arts. Larissa 2AK for a great job in the music sessions. P.E. Jim 1TN for a superb effort on the obstacle course during H. & P.E. P.E. Mel FSM for persisting when learning to use a skipping rope. V. Arts. Jessica FJF well done FJF, you all did a fantastic job starting your paper plate collages. V. Arts. Bree 1HG for demonstrating excellent listening skills and effort on your sea urchins. D.Tech. Lisa Angus for being the bpTV host with the most. The audience is drawn to your 5LM performance every fortnight and your presentations are inspiring. This is your strength. Congratulations!
P LEASE DIRECT MONEY FOR EXCURSIONS, ETC TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER - NOT TO THE OFFICE.
Please hand money and permission slip in sealed envelopes to classroom teacher first thing in the morning. By following this process teachers are aware that your child will be attending the excursion and mark them off
their lists. Money is collected by office staff and processed each morning and a receipt given back to teachers along with permission slips. All money is tallied and banked daily – no money is left on the premises. If you wish to pay by credit card, a proforma is available from the office. This can be filled out with details and placed in a sealed envelope and handed to your classroom teacher
Please deliver cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and grade on the front by 9.30 a.m. If you have a number of children attending an excursion you can place all money and permission slips in the one envelope with children’s names and grades on the front and deliver to one of the children’s teachers. The office staff will be able to allocate money to the children’s particular items and distribute permission slips and receipts back to teachers. Enve-lopes are available at the office. If you have a large amount to be paid or need to process an EFTPOS transaction through a savings account you can make arrangements to pay at the office. We also have a new Qkr payment system on our Skoolbag app. If you download our Skoolbag app and Qkr payment app you can now pay for your child’s excursion on line.
All change will be delivered to the children in the afternoon. Re-imbursements will only be made under certain circumstances – they will be made by cheque (no cash transactions are made).
Notices are sent out with a final collection time – please adhere to this time. All money and permission slips are required to be sent back by this date – otherwise your child will not be able to attend. This enables us to confirm bookings and numbers with bus companies and organisations we are visiting. Also we need to send details to the De-partment of Education Emergency Management for all excursions, camps, etc. We also need to accommodate students who will not be attending.
We would appreciate it if parents could please follow these processes.
