Volume 25 Issue 27 Thursday 29 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

2-5 AUGUST JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING 30 AUGUST YEAR ONE-FATHER’S DAY AFTERNOON 1.40—2.15PM 9,10 SEP PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS 10 SEP BPPS CHINA TRIP 2019 16 SEP YEAR 4-6 MUSICAL ‘QUEST’ AT BUNJIL PLACE. ARRIVE 6.30 PM FOR 7.00 PM SHOW. 18 SEP SRC CHIPS FUNDRAISER-WEAR SPORTS COLOURS-GOLD COIN DONATION 18 SEP SPECIAL CANTEEN FOOTY DAY—PAYMENT VIA QKR BY 6TH SEP

jim bell, principal jenny reid, assistant principal jo-anne doran, assistant principal

DATES TO REMEMBER

A Musical Note This year’s production is entitled ‘Quest – An Ad-

venture in Fantasy Land’. All stu-dents in Years Four, Five and Six will be performing on stage at Bunjil Place on Monday, 16th September! Tickets will go on sale shortly and will be available via the Bunjil Place website – so stay tuned! A promotional flyer is in this week’s newsletter!

Linda Moore, performing arts teacher

C ommunity Spirit and Leadership Award Congratulations are extended to Noah S. of Grade 4 SM who was awarded the 2019 Gary

Maas Community Spirit and Leadership Award at our school assembly last Friday. Noah received a certificate and a $50 book voucher. The Year 4 teachers deliberat-ed intensely over the many potential recipients. The award was available to the grade four student who was regarded as having the potential to play a future leader-ship role in our community and displays the following qualities: Considerate of others Civic minded Demonstrated initiative Participates in a range of

activities inside and out-side of school

Understanding of con-temporary world issues

Member of Parliament for Narre Warren South, Gary Maas, attended the school to present the award personal-ly to Noah. Noah’s proud parents, Christine and Simon, were present during the presentation.

P arent - Teacher Interviews Parents are asked to note that parent/teacher interviews are scheduled for

Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 September. Notification has been forwarded home and interview request slips are to be returned by Wednesday 4 Septem-ber. Attendance is strongly encouraged.

T hank You Mums and Dad, on Behalf of Dads! A huge thank you is extended to the members of our fundraising committee for organising and

attending to our Father’s Day Stall. The range of gifts and prices meant that all children could be catered for over the three days of its operation! The children were excited and eager purchasers and I’m confident that their dads are going to be pleasantly surprised on Sunday! Thank you to Donna Foster, Sandra Prvulj, Belinda Mul-ler, Jess Okirua, Jodi Pavlovic, Kat Oram, Leonie Rob-erts, Sue and John Leveque, Emma Matthews, Nichole Campanaro, Edina Sosenko, Kaylene Baxter and Rachael Woolley for their contributions to its success-

ful organisation! To all our dads … on Sunday 1st September…Happy Father’s Day!!

S chool Canteen Bellbrook Catering would like to advise that commencing in Term 4, the canteen will be

open each Monday. Lunch Orders will be available Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

P remiers’ Reading Challenge With the challenge concluding this week, our school is well on track to have 100% completion again;

something Brentwood Park is now well known for in Department of Education. Currently, 95% of the school population have entered the appropriate amount of books to complete the challenge, with the remaining well on the way to achieving the 100 books status. Overall, our school has read over 30,000 books all together! Our Grade 5 students are trialling the new version of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge for entering their books, which will hopefully be released to the rest of Victoria at the start of next year.

C hinese Language and Culture Our delegation of 24 students and three staff will be departing, along with the other Victorian schools, in less than two weeks on our trip to China! The entire visitation will be an exploration journey including cultural and educational experiences for all taking part! Highlights for our participating staff and students will, no doubt, be walking on the Great Wall of China, our visit to the city of Xi’an to view the Terracotta Warriors museum and our visit to our sister school - Yangzhong Experimental Primary School of Yangzhong City where the students will attend class with the child of their hosting family! How exciting! In preparation for their trip, extra curricula classes have been held each Monday from 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm. Our delegation of students will certainly have the opportunity to expand upon their introductions of self and friends as well order food and barter in the market places!! The elementary conversational phrases will certainly be put to effective use!!

M ini fete! As you should already know, our school is holding a Mini Fete on

the 22nd October. The school holidays are coming up, and that is the best time for some spring cleaning! We would be utterly grateful if you could donate any items you no longer need, such as stationery, toys, board games, books, CDs, kitchen and household items for our Trash and Treasure stall. The Mini Fete is organised to raise money for our school equipment and to teach economics and handling a budget. In a few weeks time some Year 5 students will come around to the classrooms to collect donated items. We hope you will be able to help our stall- we would appreciate it very much. After all, your trash is our treasure! Thanks! Iliana, Charlize , Jayde and Charlie from 5LF

A ssembly Performance

Grade 1 NG students joy as they participate in the

Penguin Dance movement song that makes learning

fun and exciting!

S ports Shorts DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Last week, the annual district basketball tournament was held. With a team in each category, our school had some outstanding performances with great results. The boys ‘A’ team came equal 3rd which is a great result. All day the team was well served by Nik, Justyce, Zayd and Matthew. The girls ‘A’ team had a very challenging day, fighting competitively and never giving up in each game. Paige, Isobel, Mehar and Latoya set up plays and momentum, creating opportunities for the other girls. Congratulations, on finishing 4th. In the ‘B’ division, the boys’ team were tremendous, finishing with 1 win and 3 losses. Harsh, RJ, Michael and Lincoln were prominent in each game. Finally, the girls’ team were always within a wining position, however, each game was a narrow loss. Amber, Emilie, Isabelle and Vernicia displayed great leadership and inspirational play. Congratulations to all team members for their contribution throughout the day.

Our parent helpers were super and their assistance is greatly appreciated. Michael, Anthea, Glenn, Leanne and the parent supporters certainly provided great advice and support for our teams. Jim Narayan and Mel Dennis Health & Physical Education

Term 3 Week ending 24 August, 2019

0BC Logan for independently writing a fabulous weekend recount. 0JF Ayush for being able to read the first 100 Oxford Words. Keep up the great work! 0JH Likhitha for lighting up the classroom with her positive attitude! 0LP Xander for writing some great sentences about our book week dress up day. Well done, Xander! Superstar effort! 0SM Oliver for confidently speaking in front of an audience. Well done! 0TL Kotone for reading the first 300 Oxford Words! 1AB Jashandeep for your efforts in maths to make and name numbers with tens and ones. 1HG Yuthara for always being such an awesome class member who is respectful, helpful, kind and caring. Thank you for being wonderful you! 1KC Anuka for his constant enthusiasm to learn and get along with others! Rockstar! 1MK Vishva for settling in so well in 1MK. We are lucky to have you! 1NC Reuben for working hard and achieving your writing goals. 1NG Daniya for always showing respect to others and doing her best work. Keep it up! You are awesome! 1TN Aarika for consistently producing work of excellent standard. Well done, super star! 2AD Elisha for working hard on telling the time, quarter to and quarter past. Well done! 2AK Sophie for taking pride in the presentation of your work and always having a positive attitude! 2CM Zeeshan for your fantastic efforts in Mathletics. Keep up the great work! 2CV Faryal for a creative robot during science week! 2RG Jhye for his amazing book week costume. Super effort! 2SY Karley for always being a bucket filler and helping others. 3CH Orfeas for fantastic listening and consistently trying hard in his learning all week. 3DK Tim for his excellent work in maths this week! 3MF Peyton for working hard to achieve her goals. Well done! 3MS Arish for always having a positive attitude towards his learning and consistently displaying the BPPS values. 3SA Min for always having a positive attitude and consistently trying his best. 4BM Rayyan for his excellent attitude on camp. Well done! 4CP Samantha for always working to the best of her abilities. FANTASTIC! 4EC Jack for being a superstar on camp. Well done!

Term 3 Week ending 24 August, 2019

4SM Campers for your incredible participation and co-operation at camp. Thank you! AWESOME JOB! 4VG n/a 5EB Jack for always trying your hardest and being persistent when working through challenging tasks. 5JG Rachel for creating a fantastic poster displaying a class Book Week novel. 5LF Aidan for being able to respectfully discuss possible bottle rocket designs. 5LM Karishma for being an enthusiastic learner and always trying her best! 5SI Sakshi for always demonstrating initiative and focus during all learning tasks! 6JA Blair for writing a story ‘Ready Set Go’ using all VCOP strategies—awesome work! 6JP Riley for doing an outstanding job at the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Well done! 6LM Joy for her use of high modality and emotive language in your persuasive Big Write. 6MB Yash for his willingness to share ideas and thoughts during group discussions.

SPECIALIST CLASSES

LOTE. Chunyan 4EC for your enthusiastic and excellent learning attitude in the Chinese classroom this term! LOTE. Daisy 6LM for your positive attitude and showing your best effort in writing! P. Arts. Linda 5LM for great Teamwork - practising the moves for ‘It Wasn’t Me!’ P. Arts. Larissa 2CV for a great job in our music sessions. P.E. Jim 1MK for excellent jumping off the vaulting trampoline. P.E. Mel FBC for developing their skills in using a skipping rope and having a ‘can do’ attitude! V. Arts. Jessica FBC for your fantastic painting and printmaking skills. V. Arts. Bree 1TN for a great start on your collage. D.Tech. Lisa Noah you came up with a great idea and now it is a feature on bpTV each episode. You are showing your true talents. 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.