Principal`s Report - Greenvale Primary School

Thursday, 20 December 2012
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
School Website: www.greenvaleps.vic.edu.au
DECEMBER
Thursday 20th
Friday 21st
Grade 6 Graduation Night from 6:30pm
Last day of school for 2012 Whole School Assembly 1:15pm
Dismissal for all students 1:30pm
OSHClub After School Care will be open from 1:30pm
JANUARY 2013
Tuesday 29th
Wednesday 30th
Pupil Free Day – Teachers return
First day for all students
FEBRUARY
Friday 1st
Book Pack Collection 9:00am – 1:00pm
MARCH
Tuesday 12th
Pupil Free Day – Students do not attend school on this day
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Principal’s Report
Glenn Payne
End of Year Dismissal Time:
All students will be dismissed at 1:30pm this Friday and therefore do not require lunch on this day. Students not collected by
1:45pm will be sent to the Aftercare Program and parents will be charged a fee for service. Please contact the school if you are not
able to collect your child on time.
Please note that if the weather is suitable we will hold a whole school assembly at 1:15pm in order to recognise the Grade 6
Graduation Award winners and a farewell to all for the holidays. Parents are encouraged to come along and participate in this event.
Staffing 2013:
Mrs Trevaskis and Mrs Mirenda will continue to be on leave during next year. We also thank Ms Marcucci, Mrs Mandikos, Mrs
Schembri and Mrs Tsourdalakis for their work in supporting our various programs as replacement teachers throughout the year.
Re-appointed for next year are Mr Symons, Miss Law, Miss Young, Miss Nelson, Mr McGinniskin and Mr Kerby. Mrs Stevenson
has been appointed to an on-going position from 2013; congratulations are extended to her.
We welcome back from extended leave Mrs Rachel Cauchi and Mrs Michelle Dodd. Rachel will be working one day per week
supporting the release of our leaders, while Michelle will teach in the grade 3 team. During February Mrs Symons will replace Mrs
Dodd on Fridays to allow her to be part of her child’s first year of schooling at Gisborne Primary School. As you may be aware,
Mrs Symons will be taking Family Leave at the end of term one. Mrs Handke will reduce her time fraction to 0.4 working three
mornings per week to manage our Reading Intervention program.
Grade Placements 2013:
By now you will all be aware of your children’s grade for 2013. All students were very excited to meet their new teacher and
classmates on Tuesday with everyone reporting very settled and happy students. At this stage we have 106 Preps enrolled which
provides for five classes. New to grade Prep in 2013 are Mrs Kalolo, Ms Ranieri and Mrs Kroger. Mrs White and Miss Lang have
moved to grade 3, Miss Young and Miss Law to grade 4, Mrs Johnson to grade 6, Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Bottomley to Grade 1
and Miss Nelson to grade 2.
Holiday Time:
A big thank-you is extended to all staff for their great work throughout the year. They all deserve a well-earned break and an
opportunity to re-charge their batteries in readiness for 2013. The teaching profession is certainly an extremely difficult and
demanding career and requires a commitment far beyond the four walls of the classroom. The task of guiding students through the
learning process and encouraging them to reach to higher levels is the reward that gives us the passion to continue to devote
enormous hours to support the students. The work of our Administration Staff, Integration Aides, Library and Computer
Technicians, and Uniform Shop co-ordinator is greatly appreciated.
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding work of Assistant Principal, Mrs Greig-Hancock, who has lead
our school through many improvements to how we plan and teach and how students learn. Her expertise is second to none and has
made a significant impact on the professional development of all staff and the on-going progress of the students.
A special mention to the many parent helpers who have devoted numerous hours and energy providing input in to the various facets
of school life. We have parents involved in our School Council lead by Craig Geddes, classroom helpers, excursions and camps,
Graduation, working bees, fundraising activities, uniform shop etc. Without this assistance our school would not enjoy the great
reputation it holds both within and beyond the community. We look forward to continuing and strengthening the partnership with
our parent community during next year and beyond. A special mention to Mary, our Canteen Manager, who has supported our
school in many ways throughout the year.
It certainly has been another very busy year full of fantastic school activities. A number of highlights for 2012 include, Family Fun
Night, Art Show, Christmas End of Year Concert and raffle, development of the grounds including new canteen seating and garden
beds, outdoor games painted on the asphalt, external lighting near the canteen and air conditioning for the new building. Many
activities were held including Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls, Preps blokes’ breakfast, Grade 5 Bake Off, school camps for grades
3-6 and heaps of excursions including the Grade 5 and 6 Swimming Carnival. The introduction of a 1:1 netbook program for grade
4 students was very successful and will continue to expand into grades 5 and 6 over the next two years. We held our first whole
school Bully Busters program which unpacked the misunderstandings surrounding bullying and defining what bullying is and how
to deal with it. All staff and students were involved in this as well as many parents who chose to undertake the training.
The students at Greenvale Primary School deserve recognition for the way in which they manage themselves in what is a relatively
large school. They all deserve a chance to relax over the holidays, catch up with friends and spend some time with their families
over the summer break. We wish our Grade 6 students all the very best as they move on to new challenges at secondary school. I’m
sure they are all both excited and a little anxious about the change in their lives. We know our school has provided them with a
great foundation on which to build in order to pursue their dreams and goals. Most importantly they should aim to become model
citizens as encompassed in our school values of Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, Resilience and Learning.
End of Year Christmas Concert:
What a great way to end the year with our Christmas Concert. Congratulations to Performing Arts teacher, Heather Foletta and staff
for organising and assisting with this event. We estimated that nearly 300 students and their families were in attendance enjoying
the great weather and entertainment. A big thank-you is extended to the many families who contributed to the Major Raffle. Again
our wonderful Parents Events committee lead by Nikki Mezo who assisted with organising this end of year activity giving up many
hours of their own time to prepare the tickets and organise the prizes and barbeque.
We acknowledge the generous donations for the raffle of the following members of our community:
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1 Prize
Stainless Steel Microwave with combination Grill by Technika Donated by: The Herath Family
2nd Prize
21.5 TEAC LCD Television
Donated by: Chris Howitt-Mortgage Choice
3rd Prize
Dorf Arona Sink Mixer-GWA Bathrooms & Kitchens
Donated by: The Ball Family
4th Prize
Tupperware Hamper
Donated by: School Community Tupperware Party
5th Prize
Tennis Hot Shot Pack plus Tennis Lessons
Donated by: Tim Connelly-Complete Tennis
6th Prize
Coffee Machine
Donated by: The Marshall Family-Country Pet Resort
7th Prize
$100 Coles Voucher
Donated by: Mary Spiteri-School Canteen Manager
8th Prize
One month membership at Contours Greenvale
Donated by: Contours-Greenvale Shopping Centre
9th Prize
5 free sessions at our Before & After School Care
Donated by: OSHClub-Greenvale Primary School
Sponsors Support:
This year we had many sponsors support our school in many of our fundraising events. You will find most of them on the back of
our school newsletter. Local businesses Harrison Parker Real Estate and Coles are acknowledged for their own going support
throughout the year.
Graduation Grade 6:
Our Grade 6 students and their families are looking forward to their Graduation tonight; it promises to be a great night of awards
and entertainment. As our Grade 6 students near the end of their primary school years I would like to take this opportunity to wish
them all the very best for their future. We believe our school has provided them with a high quality education which has prepared
these students to face the many challenges they will encounter. Their parents are also to be congratulated on assisting us to develop
the learning potential of all students.
School Captains 2013:
A special part of this week’s Monday assembly was the ‘handing over’ of the reigns to our 2013 school captains. The new School
Captains and Vice Captains for 2013 are Angelique Mendes, Raveen Herath Mudiyanselage, Melanie Mifsud and Callum Geddes.
Both Mrs Hancock and myself look forward to working closely with the new captains including all of their advice on how to run the
school! This year’s captains have done a magnificent job with regular meetings and discussions about improving our school and
organising and taking the Monday assemblies. A big thank-you to current School Captains and Vice Captains Kathryn Sayers,
Christian Pikos, Julia Cartwright and Jarren Andraos as they make the exciting move to Secondary College. I’m sure they will seek
to be involved in further leadership opportunities at their new schools.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday and look forward to meeting again in 2013.
Assistant Principal
Jane Greig-Hancock
Well what a year we have had, there has been some tremendous learning opportunities for both student s and staff across the year
with our focus on the NMR Powerful Learning and Curiosity Strategy. The teachers have worked collaboratively in teams to
deliver consistent and engaging programs that relate directly to the needs of the students. One of the most significant changes we
made as a staff this year was the way that we work in teams to create our planning documentation across the school. We developed
a planning narrative that outlines the how and what of teaching, this has had a huge impact on what we teach and how we teach it.
Preparations and planning for 2013 has been happening over the last 2 weeks with new teams meeting last week to formulate their
term and weekly planners in the key areas of Literacy, Numeracy and Inquiry.
As a school we have decided to use the Aus VELS and this has meant that some of our History and Science units have required a
fair bit of tweaking and for next year there may be an overlap of topics for some year levels. In 2013 we are required to report
against AusVELS in the areas of English, Mathematics, History and Science.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the teachers for their work across the year in developing programs that really target
student learning. I would also like to wish all families a safe and relaxing holiday season and look forward to another great year of
learning in 2013 at Greenvale Primary School.
The Great Bake Off!
Robyn Johnson – Grade 5 Team Leader
After a weekend of baking, the grade 5 students gathered in their classrooms setting up tables and displays
advertising their freshly baked produce.
As their anticipation began to bubble over, they opened the doors to the little expectant faces of our prep
students who cautiously entered the market place totally in awe of the sugar infused goodies.
The Bake Off started quietly but quickly escalated into what resembled the Victoria Market on a Saturday
morning. Students began spruiking their products, offering discounts, free try before you buy offers. The
marketing ploys were amazing, a buzz was in the air; money was exchanging hands quicker than a cup cake being
devoured.
By lunch time stalls had ‘sold out’ and were packing up for the day. The afternoon was spent cleaning up and
counting money.
It is with great pleasure we announce grade 5KD & 5BM raised a total of $450.00. This money is being donated
to the Cancer Council.
Grade 5DS & 5RJ raised a total of $465.55 which is being donated to The Orang-utan Project.
The Grade 5 Cohort thanks all parents who assisted our students in the kitchen. We also thank everyone who
visited our rooms and purchased something from the Big Bake Off.
Without a doubt, the Grade 5 Students have developed an understanding of and investigated the links between
production, distribution and consumption and how money management and work choices impacts life.
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