News from the Principal - Chelsea Primary School Blog

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Newsletter 5th May 2016
Issue 2016-13
Principal: Michelle Liddle
Assistant Principal: Jan Smith
Enquiries: 9773 2055
Argyle Avenue Chelsea Vic 3196
Web: www.chelseaps.vic.edu.au
Melway Reference: 97 C2
News from the Principal
Calendar of Events
By Michelle Liddle
May
Welcome to our new style newsletter. What do you think? Feedback to:
chelseaps.newsletter@gmail.com
6th
Mother’s Day Stall
10th—12th
NAPLAN
Each year students in years 3 and 5 participate in this national assessment
program that tests knowledge in Literacy and Numeracy. Students are assessed
using common tests in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (Spelling,
Grammar and Punctuation) and Numeracy. The types of test formats and
questions are chosen so that they are familiar to teachers and students across
Australia.
For students to be able to achieve their best during these sessions, it is
important that they are relaxed. Parents can support this by minimising
conversations about the test and by reassuring your child/ren that these tests
are just part of school. Year three students are more likely to feel some
anxiety about NAPLAN as they will be participating for the first time.
At Chelsea PS we like to ensure that students have been well prepared for the
types of questions they might face in the assessments. As a staff, we analyse
the data received to know which types of questions students find more
challenging. Teachers incorporate this knowledge into lesson planning to
support student learning.
If you have any concerns about your child and NAPLAN you should speak to
your child’s teacher. If you do not wish your child to participate in this
assessment please let me know.
Year 3 and 5 NAPLAN
16th—27th
Year 5 and 6 Swimming program
17th
Year 3 and 4 Immigration Museum
excursion
18th
Prep open night 6-7pm
20th
Ride 2 School
District cross country
June
1st
Sushi Day lunch
2nd
Year 1 and 2 science incursion
Student Reports
Teachers are preparing mid -year reports for all students and these will be sent
home on Thursday 16th June. Parent Teacher interviews will be held on
Tuesday 21st June. Parents will be able to book interviews through the
Interviews on line website from Monday 13th June. Information about the
booking code will be published through the school blog and Skoolbag app, as
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Kinder information for parents 3-4pm
Kinder information for community 5-6pm
10th
Queen’s birthday – public holiday
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well as the newsletter.
Korean Festival
On Saturday I attended the opening ceremony of the Melbourne Korean Festival held in
the city. Sarah Park and a number of Chelsea PS families also made time to enjoy the
displays and demonstrations on offer. There was plenty of yummy Korean food for
sale. Pictured are two children in traditional Hanbok.
By Leigh Renes
2504 books read so far!
Keep reading Chelsea students!
If you have not returned the consent form your child can still meet the Challenge but will not receive a certificate or
have their names listed in the Honour Roll.
Teachers are still selecting challenge books, reading them to the class and entering them into your child’s challenge
list.
Reading tip:
Share reading the story with your child. You may like to read one page each or read the same book to each other.
Congratulations to these students who have met the challenge this week.
George (PrepB)
Finn (1/2R)
Tahlia (1/2R)
Katinka (3/4M)
Maya (5/6G)
Ethan (5/6G)
Aston (1/2B)
Matilda (1/2R)
Ava (1/2D)
Natalie (3/4M)
Sonny (5/6S)
Scarecrow Competition
By Wendy Stansfield
This term the Green Team will be holding a scarecrow competition. All Chelsea Primary School students are invited to
come to the Birralee at lunch time on Wednesday 18th May, 25th May and
the 1st of June to make a scarecrow for our garden. You may work as a
team or as an individual.
The scarecrows will be judged by the Green Team on Wednesday the 8th of
June. The winning scarecrow will be displayed in the main office area and
then placed in our garden to help protect the plants.
Any donations of materials would be greatly appreciated.
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News from the Assistant Principal
By Jan Smith
EDUCATION WEEK IS COMING!
Education Week is fast approaching and we have great plans in place!
May 16th is our STEM Night!
What is STEM? STEM is the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths and is a new curriculum direction for Victorian
Schools beginning in 2017. Chelsea Primary is delighted to unveil our STEM program to families and friends in an Open Night 6-7
pm on Monday May 16th.
Come along and visit classrooms, the Korean/Science Room and Da Vinci Centre to witness our great programs in action!
Sausage sizzle will be available. More details to come!
ART
Lots of creativity filled the Da Vinci Centre this week! Bugs in prep, Elmer the Elephant in year 1/2. Mosaics in
3/4 and investigations into Pop Art in 5/6.
This week’s Artist of the Week is Finley in Prep D. What a challenge our preps took on
weaving and creating their ‘bug’ and creating a torn paper background.
This week’s call out is for tin cans (spaghetti, baked beans, soup, tomatoes etc.) Please
pop them in the green basket in the Da Vinci Centre.
PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE
WOW….great reading news! Chelsea Primary has many students who have already completed the challenge.
Keep up the great work everyone!
This week’s recommended books are-
SCHOOL PHOTOS
Our students have now brought home their photo packs from School Pix. They look fantastic. I hope you are delighted!
We have had great feedback from parents who have been very happy with their photos.
If you would like to order school leadership photos, please collect a form from the office. There are on display outside the office on
the information board.
If you have any issues relating to orders please contact School Pix directly. Our 2013-16 whole school photos are now displayed
outside Ms. Liddle’s office. Looking fabulous!
https://schoolpix.com.au/
BIKE EDUCATION—YEAR 4
Next week (Monday-Thursday) the year 4 students will participate in our Bike Ed program. Bike Education
teaches fundamental road safety skills to students. By understanding road rules and risks of being on the
road, the program can prepare students to be responsible road users. Bike Education is delivered to students
in Years 4 in term 2 of each year and this year will also be introduced to our year 5/6 students in term 4. We
thank our fabulous parents who have already volunteered to help out with this program. If you are able to
assist, please contact Mr. Andrew Cumming or Mrs. Wendy Stansfield or leave a message at the Office.
Thank you to both Andrew and Wendy and Mr. Steve Adams for participating in Vic Roads training last week. We appreciate your
support of this very important program.
SHHHHH DON’T READ THIS MUMS!!
Mother’s Day Stall Reminder
A reminder to all parents, carers and students that our Mother’s Day Stall is on tomorrow- Friday 8th May in the MPR throughout
the day.
There will be a variety of gifts available for children to purchase, ranging in prices from $2 to $10.
Please send money in a NAMED AND SEALED ENVELOPE on Friday 8th May and class teachers will look after the money until
shopping time.
Thank you and happy Mother’s Day to our mums, grandmas and special friends!
ASSEMBLY THIS WEEK
This week’s assembly will feature the talented 1/2D and 1/2B!
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School group photographs are available to purchase
By Jaqcui
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Student leadership team
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House captains
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Media leaders
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Whole school photo
If your child appears in 2 or more group photos, you can purchase the 1st group photo for $25 and any additional group
photo is $10 each. Please note that your child must appear in every group photo to qualify for this offer.
Group photos are displayed at reception.
Order forms are available from the office.
Orders need to be submitted to the office by end of Friday 27th May.
Student Banking
By Jacqui
A special thank you to Karen Johnson from the Commonwealth Bank who came to our Assembly
last Friday. New accounts were opened on the day and it was a great reminder for students to send
along their bank books and deposits.
This was very evident on Monday mornings as our wonderful Banking Co-coordinators Jen
Erlandsen and Jen Ellis were very busy. We really appreciate the two Jens for the voluntary time they give to our
students in processing their deposits. Thank you.
QKR
The QKR App is for making payments to the school.
By Jacky Russell
Instructions for downloading the app are on the blog.
It is self explanatory and covers how to load the QKR app, find
Chelsea Primary School on QKR (our QKR code is CHELSEAPS) and
register your details.
Payments are made by debit/credit card (except American
Express).
We will be using this app for all excursions, special lunches
and donations to our Building fund.
SUBWAY LUNCHES
By Subway Chelsea Heights
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Envelopes are distributed every Thursday for the following week’s lunch orders and can also be
collected from the office at other times.
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Orders must be returned to the office no later than Wednesday morning.
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Please ensure that your child’s name, class and selections are clearly printed on the envelopes.
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Please insert the correct amount of cash and seal the envelope. No change will be given.
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If the order is not legible or the money is incorrect, your child will miss out on lunch.
PLEASE NOTE:
SPC FRUIT CUP (STRAWBERRY FRUIT PUREE) WILL BE REPLACING THE YOGHURT.
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Cross Country Results
By Fiona Sewell
On Wednesday the weather was kind to us and we were able to complete the annual C.P.S. Cross Country. All of the
students who participated gave it their all and did a fantastic job. Letters to the students who qualified will go home
next week. Thank you to all of the parents and friends who came along to assist in marshalling and cheering for our
athletes. Congratulations to the following students who achieved a place in the Cross Country program on Wednesday.
9/10
U9/10
11
11
12/13
12/13
Girls
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
Boys
1st
Amelie R
Jake R
Charlotte B
Jordan E
Tommi C
Jake S
2nd
Olivia K
Riley F
Maya W
Billy R
Chloe H
Ethan K
3rd
Charlotte G
Cadel W
Matilda S
Declan B
Willow H-S
Liam H
All competitors who qualified for a place at District Athletics will have received a note home today.
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Media Leaders— Class of 2015 Reunion
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On Monday we invited the 2015 Year 6 Class back for a reunion. It was really exciting to see Ella, Eliza, Sarah, Luke, Marshall,
Jordan, Mariebelle, Oscar, Nav, Brodie, Mikaylah, Shaina, Robbie, Mara and Nav. Mrs Tilley and a few year 6 students made choc
chip cookies, sausage rolls and cup cakes for the students to enjoy. It was fantastic seeing everyone again and how wonderful they
looked in the dashing uniforms.
We asked them a few questions about College Life. Here are the responses.
What is one thing better about Secondary School?
“There is a canteen” Marshall
“The amazing sporting facilities,” Liam
“The Hub” Mara
“There is a canteen” Oscar
“A lot of really fun subjects like plastics technology and drama” –Ella
“There are more people to make friends” Eliza
Is there anything you don’t like about Secondary School?
“Homework” Marshall
“Homework” Mara
“Homework” Brodie
“Homework” Oscar
“Too much homework” Eliza
How much homework do you get?
“Daily” Marshall
“A lot” Mara
“Two hours a night” Liam
“Inch thick, 1 to 2 hours” Oscar
“Two pages of homework a week” Ella
“A lot more than 30 minutes” Eliza
How easy is it to make new friends?
“Pretty easy” Marshall
“Easy” Mara
“If you’re antisocial; hard, if you’re social easy” Liam
“Really easy the people are all nice” Ella
What is one thing you miss about primary school?
“Less homework” Marshall
“Mrs Smith” Mara
“Cooking lessons with Mrs Tilley” Oscar
“My friends” Ella
“All my old friends” Eliza
Which is better primary school or high school?
“Primary school” Marshall
“High school” Mara
“Primary school “ Oscar
“Both are equal” Ella
“There’s good and bad about both” Eliza
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MORDIALLOC NEIGHBOURHOOD
HOUSE
FREE HEARING TEST
Australian Hearing will be visiting the Mordialloc
Neighbourhood House on:
THURSDAY, MAY 12:
9.00am – 11.30am
to conduct FREE HEARING TESTS
Customers will receive a free 15 minute hearing
test and information on their hearing health.
Free hearing tests are open to the public.
If you would like to make a booking, please
phone:
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Just in time for Mother’s Day
9587 4534
457 Main St. Mordialloc.
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KUMON
You can purchase the hard copy book with an order form. Alternatively, you are able to securely purchase online via
www.entbook.com.au/1821w69
CONFIDENCE TO LEARN
Help your child to make the most of the 2016
school year by developing essential English and
Math skills with KUMON programs
Contact KUMON CHELSEA EDUCATION CENTRE
Order forms are available at gazebo entrance door.
The school receives $13 from every Membership sold.
Thank you for your support.
Contact Ledam Nguyen (Sasha’s mum 5/6S) for any queries.
5, Blantyre Ave, Chelsea, VIC, 3196
Instructor Lena Gvirtsman
call or SMS on 0402065154
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