7 habits at home - Parktone Primary School

5th August, 2013
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
- 7 HABITS AT HOME
Are you Proactive or Reactive?
When shaken, do you explode like a can of soda or stay calm like a bottle of
water? Several classes at Parktone use this analogy to explain how being
proactive and being in charge of yourself helps you keep calm.
If you realise you are about to be reactive, remind yourself to keep calm and
write your thoughts down, make a checklist and seek support.
Hi Everyone,
Don’t forget to log onto www.heartfoundation.org.au/jumpropeforheart to register
your child to help our school raise funds for the Heart Foundation! Don’t forget to
practise skipping in the lead up to our jump off on Friday 6th September. Keep your
eyes peeled for more details over the coming weeks.
Just a reminder to children:
We are trying to limit our rubbish in the school yard so could you please unwrap all
packaged items before putting into your lunchbox. We will also encourage all
students to unwrap their snacks before taking outside to eat. Thank-you!
Grade 5 and 6 ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratlations Lily in Grade 5 for participating in the YMCA gymnastic competition last
Saturday!
Well done Kira for participating (and only just missing out on a State time for 100m
freestyle by 0.67 of a second) at MSAC.
Amazing effort Nick! Moving up one belt in Karate, you are a champion.
Andrew, Jackson and Jacob – A memorable milestone for all three boys. What a massive
effort for 50 games at Mordi-Brae Football Club. True Veterans of the game!
Good on you Trinity and Rachael for playing your first netball match of the season and
Kira for supporting the team.
Ms Ziogos’ FUN SCIENCE FACT!
Science fact:
What Being ‘Double- Jointed’ means?
Your bones and muscles are held together at the joints by flexible strips called tendons and
ligaments.
In most people, these strips hold everything together pretty tightly. But ‘Double Jointed’ people
have some loose tendons and ligaments, so they can bend things in interesting ways.
Did you know?
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The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering
over five and a half a million square kilometres (1.4 billion acres).
Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other
South American countries including Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana,
Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana.
10% of the world’s known species live in the Amazon rainforest.
20% of the world’s bird species live in the Amazon rainforest.
It is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over
40000 plant species.
There are also a number of dangerous species living in the Amazon rainforest such
as the cougar, jaguar and anaconda.
While the protection of the Amazon rainforest remains an issue, deforestation
rates have been reducing while areas of conserved land have been increasing over
the last 10 years.
In both 2005 and 2010 the Amazon rainforest suffered severe droughts that killed
off large amounts of vegetation in the worst affected areas.
A recent study by climate change experts suggests that a 3 °C rise in world
temperatures by the year 2010 would destroy around 75% of the Amazon.
To help prevent rainforests being cut down, to avoid products with Palm Oils
STARS OF THE WEEK
Grade 5
Congratulations Mallory for making
such a positive start at Parktone
Primary. It is a pleasure to have you in
our grade 5 class and at our school.
Grade 6
Freya for being an overall
superstar in grade 6. You
were a fantastic leader in
Element, as our cook.
FEELING SICK???
If you are feeling sick it may be a good idea to ask Mum and Dad for a day to get
better. We understand parents work hard and find it hard to have a day off but it
helps to prevents germs and other people getting sick. Some children have
chosen to bring in their own hand sanitiser to help prevent them from catching
germs.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE ARE RETURNING TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY ARE
WELL! WE MISSED YOU AND ARE GLAD YOU ARE FEELING BETTER!
ART – Term 3 activities
Grade 5
Grade 5's will be starting their textile bats. Students will be taught how to sew a basic stitch to
complete their owls with also attaching buttons.
Grade 6
Claymation preparation is going well. Last week we started our backgrounds with lots of fantastic
ideas and designs started. This week we will complete our backgrounds and start props and
characters.
NEW WRITING FORMAT
Staff attended an exciting Writing Professional Development session last week. Our
Smarts Words consultant, Judie Coles shared her wealth of expertise in writing, to
demonstrate a new format. It will be fantastic for the students to use this new format as
it provides a clear, consistent and thorough method to plan any form of writing. Below
is a brief summary of the new writing.
Day one: Oral Day- This is a lesson to brain storm all the words that relate to the topic. This is
an activity that is a whole group sharing lesson. Once you have all the brainstorming words on
the board as class you decided on your 3-5 words.
Day two: This day is when the grade discusses and develops more words that relate to your
major 3-5 words. The children then write these words on their planner. After the words have
been decided they will need to build the sentences.
Day three: Children will use their planner to write the draft copy in their writing books. The
focus of the lesson has been established and is emphasised to the students. This is the time
when the teacher roams around the room, assisting children and work with them on the focus of
the lesson.
Day four: This is a day for editing. The teacher models how to edit and explains the focus. The
children edit their own work and are only looking to edit the focus of the lesson. They are
encouraged the use of the dictionary.
Day five: Presentation day: Children have the opportunity to present their work. They may be
creative and present in any way they like. This might mean they read their work to the class,
they show another grade their work, they send a letter to someone important relating to their
work, a picture or a chart.
FOCUS LITERACY
Grade 5 Speech
Marks/Reports
Grade 6 Reports
NUMERACY
Grade 5 Decimals –
Compare, order and
represent decimals.
Grade 6
Fractions:
Understanding the
relationship between
mixed and improper
fractions.
HISTORY
Grade 5
Australian History
Writing a recount on a historical
person in the 1800’s. Including
the impact on Aboriginals and
Torres Strait Islanders.
Grade 6
Australian History Project
Experiences of Australian
democracy and citizenship,
including the status and rights of
Aboriginal people and/or Torres
Strait Islanders, migrants, women
and children.
What is a Report?
noun
1. An account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as
the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report
on the patient.
2. A statement or announcement.
3. A widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip.
4. An account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., especially as taken down for
publication.
5. A loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon.
SPECIALIST TIMETABLE CHANGE – TERM 3
Grade 5
Subject & Time
Tuesday
Wednesday
Science 1.50am
Art 2.40pm
P.E 11.10
Grade 6
Subject & Time
Tuesday
Science 2.40pm
Art 1.50pm
P.E 12.00pm
Wednesday
LABELLING SCHOOL PROPERTY & LOST PROPERTY
A friendly reminder to label all of children’s clothing, lunch boxes and drink bottles.
Can students and parents look in lost property for missing clothing as there are a lot of items in
there, some even brand new.
READING CORNER
Have any books or games to donate to our Reading corner OR
for WET DAY when the children are inside? We would love to
have them, bring them in or send them with your child.
THANKS!
PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE
For those students who have registered for the Premier’s Reading Challenge make sure
you log in your user name and password to record the books you are reading.
Any problems see Miss Callanan.
Camp Payment Plan Reminder
Deposit
Payment 2
Payment 3
by Monday 18th March
by Monday 22nd July
by Monday 21st October
Payment $100
Payment $115
Payment $110
$325
Any concerns or issues please feel free to email us on:
Georgie Callanan: callanan.georgina.m@edumail.vic.gov.au
Jacquie O’Donoghue: odonoghue.jacquie.p@edumail.vic.gov.au