Week 41, December 18 - Mont Albert Primary School

Principal: Mrs Sharon Saitlik
Assistant Principal: Mr Craig Crouch
School Council President:
Funcare ph: 9897 4495
Farewell
Tomorrow, we say goodbye and good luck to our Year 6
students. We had the opportunity last night at the Graduation
Dinner and Presentation ceremony to farewell these students
and appropriately acknowledge their individual and collective
contribution to Mont Albert Primary School over the past
seven years. Congratulations to all Year Six students for the
way they presented and conducted themselves last night and
throughout 2014.
Mr Jehrom Clift 9899 6907
e-mail: funcare@maps.vic.edu.au
December 18, 2014
Issue No 41
Early Finish
Tomorrow, 1.30pm.
If you are unable to collect your child on time,
please make arrangements with Funcare on
9897 4495.
Please note:
Students who are not collected by 1.45 pm will
be taken to Funcare and normal charges will
apply.
We will say a final goodbye at tomorrow’s Assembly. Our final
Assembly for the year will commence at 9.00am. A feature of
this year’s final Assembly will be the ‘handing over’ and
announcement of House Captains for 2015, Social Service
Captains for 2015, as well as the naming of our McIntosh
Award winner for 2014.
Sincere thanks to all staff who contributed to a most
successful Graduation evening - Year 6 teachers, Miss Anna
Johnstone, Mrs Leah Stevenson and Mr James Owen as too all
teachers who have had input along our Year 6 students’
journey. Thank you for the fantastic support from the Year 6
parent helpers and Graduation Committee who made a most
significant contribution to this year’s graduation, assisting
with outstanding hall decorations, preparing and serving the
food, setting up and clearing the hall. Miss Tilly Ludon has
spent countless hours assisting Year 6 teachers with the Year
6 ‘finale’ performance of which was a true indication of the
wonderful time our Year 6 students have had in their many
years at Mont Albert.
Friday
December 19
A large number of families will conclude their association with
Mont Albert Primary School as their child graduates this year.
Our best wishes and thanks go to these families for their
support and assistance over the years.
Friday
January 30
 Years 1 to 6 commence Term 1, 2015
 2015 Prep Picnic 12pm on Barloa Road Oval
Monday
February 9
 Life Education Program commences
 Kool Kids Program commences
Thursday
February 12
 School Swimming Trials
 Chess Club commences
Monday
February 16
 Parent Teacher Interview Week
 District Swimming
Tuesday
February 17
 Somers Camp departs
 St John’s Ambulance First Aid Program
 School Council Meeting
Wednesday
February 18
 St John’s Ambulance First Aid Program
Tuesday
February 24
 School Photo Day
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Final Assembly, 9am
CANTEEN CLOSED
Last day of Term 4
Early Dismissal, 1.30pm
Future Dates For Your Diary
2015
To students who are leaving Mont Albert Primary School for a
range of reasons, before the completion of Year 6, I wish you
well at your new schools. I hope you and your families will all
look upon your time at Mont Albert with fabulous memories.
As another most successful year at Mont Albert Primary
School draws to a close with the school producing yet again
its best ever Academic Achievement data and Attitudes to
School data I would like to express my appreciation to all
School Councillors for their support and advice throughout
the 2014 school year. I would also like to acknowledge the
wonderful contributions made by parents and staff at Mont
Albert. It is only with this effort and sense of community that
our school continues to be the learning community it is.
I would especially like to thank Jehrom Clift for his
unwavering support for the school – staff, administration and
community; his leadership of school council; his wise advice
on many issues and his always passionate and positive
conversations both public and private about our school.
Mr Andrew Searle and Mr Craig Crouch have also been
exceptional in what they continue to bring to the school in
Saturday
November 28
 Christmas Fair, 2015
their role/s as Assistant Principal/s and the consistent,
unwavering support that they give to me and all staff. We
wish Andrew all the very best as he now continues his
journey as Principal of Knox Park Primary School and look
forward to welcoming Ms Paula Heenan next year to the
role of Assistant Principal.
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2014 School Sports Award
We are delighted to announce that Luca Tevere (Year 6) is
the recipient of a 2014 Victorian School Sports Award
following on from his fabulous efforts representing the
School Sport Victoria Under 12 Soccer team earlier this year.
The Awards Ceremony will be held at the Melbourne Cricket
Ground in March, 2015. Congratulations Luca on this
outstanding achievement, we are all very proud of you!
Secondary School
Student
Balwyn High School
Ahl, Rion; Klein, Damien; Lu, Alice;
Mylonas, Amelia; Ng, Veronica;
Blackburn High School
Thomas, Audrey
Box Hill High School
Cook, Elliott
Camberwell Girls
Grammar
Reid, Carly; Yoon, Yena
Camberwell Grammar
Gong, Geoffrey; Henderson, Alistair;
Hopkins, Ruben; Lord, Sam; Wang,
Philip
Camberwell High School
Nguyen, Cong
Canberra Grammar, ACT
McKerracher, James
Canterbury Girls
Secondary College
Atkinson, Isabella; Foley, Rebecca;
Gladman, Pip; Guilmartin, Amy;
Narayanen, Cj; Park, Jen; Woods,
Emily
Congratulations to:
 A fabulous Christmas Carols celebration was had by all
in attendance last Thursday evening; sincere thanks to
Mrs Ghillie Thompson and Mrs Nisha Feik for their
organisation of this event; much positive feedback has
been received regarding the change of venue to the
Barloa Road oval
 All current Year 5 students who will be presented with
Year 6 2015 student leadership roles tomorrow
morning at Assembly as too the Year 6 student who will
receive the McIntosh Award for 2014.
Carey Baptist Grammar
Boddington, Daniel; Harvey, Bella;
Heng, Shannon; Munro, Victoria
East Doncaster Secondary
College
Forsberg, Emmy
Fintona Girls School
Xu, Ada
Genezzano FCJ College
Wheeler, Aisling
Haileybury College
Keysborough
Liu, Jason
Kingswood College
Ackland, Elise; Ballment, Ben;
Wynne, Mia; Husband, Ethan
Thank you
On behalf of the school community and teaching staff I
would like to acknowledge some people who work around
the school, often with little fanfare. Many thanks to:
Koonung Secondary
College
Du, Thomas; English, Shauna;
Mackay, Daniel; Mao, Tommy;
Martin, Max; Morgan, Claire;
Pandya, Bhavi; Relph, Sarah;
Saddington, Macy; Spark, Rye;
Wong, Wesley
Marcellin College
Cheesman, Cooper; Crabb, Thomas;
Greenwood, Harry; Marshall, Boyd;
Napier, Angus; Napier, Jackson;
Stephen, Liam; Tevere, Luca; Vitalos,
Zac
Melbourne Girls College
Vitacca, Shilo
MLC
Dixon, Sarah
PLC
Combridge, Emma; Hare, Sarah;
Jaffrey, Charlotte; Neil, Amelia;
Richards, Alison; Tao, Angelina;
Teele, Maella
Ruyton Girls’ School
Goucher, Alice; McGoldrick, Hayley;
O'Brien, Cara
Siena College
Connolly, Kristy; Gadaleta, Kayla
Strathcona Baptist Girls
Grammar
Czermak, Sophie; Parris, Jess;
Williams, Eva
Trinity Grammar School
Dobson, Oscar
Vermont Secondary
College
De Roos, Isaac
Werribee Secondary
College
Basay, Salome
Xavier College
Bettiol, Charlie; Minahan, Samuel
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Our Administration and First Aid staff – Sue Broadbent,
Sarah Attwood, Anita Boyd, Rhonda Hassall and First
Aid officers Mel Carlyon/Seletto and Alison Phillips who
capably manage this busy area of the school
Our Integration Team – Louise Hill, Nicole Engberg,
Craig Gooding, Alison Sexton, Kate Anderson and
Donna Madigan who give ongoing support to teachers
and students across the school
Pauline Williams our School Chaplain
Sally Benson, our School Service Support Officer
Donna Cannock and Louise Crabb for the support they
have provided with uniform supplies
Cathy Goucher who has managed student banking each
week
Jody Burgess for her work in managing the canteen
Our After Care staff led by Craig Gooding for their
contribution to the Mont Albert PS community; our
Funcare Team recently received notification of their
most successful National Quality Standards Assessment
Rating Report where Funcare received the highest
possible rating (Exceeding) for 5 of the 7 quality areas.
Funcare have been awarded an overall rating of
Exceeding. The Funcare staff are very proud of their
achievements and this represents a great result for the
whole school community
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FUNCARE
Barry Stuart for the garden and maintenance service he
provides each week
Our Computer technicians Phuong Phan, Ian Clarke and
Kevin Wiley for their expertise in this ever developing
area.
Funcare has received the results back from our
accreditation.
During the process 58 elements were
assessed across 7 quality areas of The National Quality
Standard ratings.
Ratings promote transparency and accountability and help
parents assess the quality of education and care services
available. Every service receives a rating for each quality
area and an overall rating. These ratings must be displayed
by each service and are published on the ACECQA and the
MyChild websites.
There are five rating levels within the national quality
rating and assessment process:
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Excellent rating, awarded by ACECQA
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Exceeding National Quality Standard
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Meeting National Quality Standard
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Working Towards National Quality Standard
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Significant Improvement Required.
Early Finish Tomorrow
Please note that as school finishes tomorrow at 1.30pm, we
will not be having a lunch break. You may wish to pack extra
‘play lunch’ as we will have our normal recess break from
11.00am – 11.30am.
2015
A reminder that school resumes for students at 8.50am on
Friday 30th January 2015. Our first whole School Assembly
will take place on the following Monday being the 2 nd
February at 9.00am in the Hall.
Thank you to all members of the Mont Albert Primary
School community for your support throughout 2014 and
for your many good wishes and words of appreciation.
Funcare’s Results:
QA 1
Have a peaceful, safe and Merry Christmas and a relaxing
holiday period. Best wishes to all for a prosperous 2015.
Sharon Saitlik
Principal
T HANK Y OU
The School Council and School community would like to thank
Jody and the Canteen volunteers for their outstanding
commitment to serving the School over the past year.
Without their support, the School Canteen would not be
open 4 days a week. Thank you for your hard work and have
a lovely Christmas break!
QA 2
Educational Program and
Practice
Children’s health and Safety
QA 3
Physical Environment
QA 4
Staffing Arrangements
QA 5
Relationships with Children
Exceeding National
Quality Standard
QA 6
Collaborative
Partnerships
with
families
and
communities
Leadership
and
Service
management.
Exceeding National
Quality Standard
Overall Service Rating
Exceeding National
Quality Standard
QA 7
RSPCA Fundraising Ice Cream Stall
Over
all
Congratulations to James Richards, Colman Zhou and
Hunter McAuliffe for raising $100.40 for the RSPCA
through their Ice Cream Stall on Friday 5th December!
A fantastic effort, boys!
Anna Johnstone, Challenge Based Learning
Exceeding National
Quality Standard
Meeting
National
Quality Standard
Meeting
National
Quality Standard
Exceeding National
Quality Standard
Exceeding National
Quality Standard
These results represent a fantastic achievement for
Funcare and all involved in the program, we are now in a
position to apply for the excellent rating, which can only be
awarded by ACECQA after the Assessment and Ratings
process is complete and a further application is made.
ARTISTIC AUDREY
You will have seen these logos on badges and
posters, but may not have known that a student
designed them.
When the Wellbeing team were introducing the
Transition Ambassadors program, we were
brainstorming ideas for a logo and took some of
these ideas to Audrey Thomas (who was in Year 4
then). She created the ladder logo and later
designed the Peer Mediator logo. The other day
Audrey said that when she grows up she’d like to
be a graphic designer and create logos and fonts;
we wouldn’t be surprised if she does! Thanks
Audrey!
Canteen 2015
The Canteen will re-open for lunch orders on
Monday February 2, 2015.
We still require assistance for our 2015 roster. If you can
help, please call Jody on 0408 037 471.
Friday
January 30
CANTEEN CLOSED
Monday
February 2
Simone Bella, Lindsey Scotter
Tuesday
February 3
Gabrielle Vogel, Melissa McAuliffe
BULLETIN ROSTER
Wednesday
February 4
Claire Gill, HELPER NEEDED
February 5
Friday
February 6
Wendy Selle, Bee Farrington, Heidi
Johnson
Nicole Gray
Welfare and Wellbeing Coordinator
Mont Albert Primary School
TBA
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FROM THE ART ROOM
MUSIC NOTES
Art Inspiration
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Edition # 15
Year 2s- Fairy Tale Castles
Year 2 students have been learning about Fairy Tales this
term and we integrated this topic in Visual Arts. Students
turned a papier mache house into a fairy tale castle by
applying paint, moulding magiclay into towers and creating
flags with toothpicks and paper. We then used posca pens
to draw patterns on the roof and walls to represent tiles
and bricks. To make the fairy tale castle shimmer we
painted on fairy dust and glued on gems. They look fabulous!
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The Choir celebrated the year with a performance
at Box Hill Central on Monday. We sang our Carols
and the Recorder Ensemble also performed. Thanks
to Linda Humphries, Chi Tran, Lin See Tan and
Akiko Skewes for their assistance on the bus.
Thanks also to Akiko for a wonderful year of
voluntary service accompanying the Choir each
week. Many thanks to Lin See Tan and Fiona
Markham for organising the dry cleaning of the
robes.
The last performance for the Choir this year will be
at the final Assembly on Friday morning. The
Choir is required at 8.30am in the PAC for a quick
rehearsal.
Please return any hired instruments and music tops
to the PAC before lunchtime on Friday.
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2015
Ghillie Thompson and Nisha Feik
Performing Arts
CHRISTMAS FAIR 2015!
Amazing to be talking about this! We will be setting up a
team early in 2015 in order to prepare for the Christmas Fair
on Saturday, November 28.
If you would like to be a part of the team or have special
skills you can offer, please contact
Donna Cannock on 0402 803 888 or email
cannocksrus@me.com
LOST PROPERTY
LAST CHANCE LAST CHANCE
Any items remaining in Lost Property after today will be
bundled up and donated.
Please note; there will be NOTHING there after school
tonight or tomorrow!!!
G IFT TO THE S CHOOL 2014
At the end of every year, Year 6 students create a ‘Gift to the
School’ to leave behind as a memory of their time at Mont
Albert Primary School. This year the students created their
self-portrait in clay and cut the clay out to look like a tile. Each
student engraved their facial features with a skewer and once
the clay was dry students painted over a black glaze and
wiped it back for the glaze to fall in the lines. Each tile is glued
on in class grades along the wall of the Senior Building (back of
the Library). Thank you for
your gift Year 6s and all
the best on your next
journey.
Ghillie Thompson & Cheryl Griffin
B OOK C LUB
This year through the Scholastic Book Club, we raised over
$2,800 in books and resources for the Library and classrooms
– the school gets 20% of total orders as rewards with which
to purchase books and resources.
We could not have achieved this without the dedicated
support of a team of parents who give up their time for a
few hours each term. This includes time for sorting and
stamping the Book Club brochures, counting money and
orders, placing orders and most importantly, sorting the
hundreds of books when they come in for distribution to the
excited children. We would like to take this opportunity to
thank Nicole McCarthy, Karen Woods, Kathryn Scully, Natalie
de Bono, Jeff Parker, Andrea Misso, Flo Mistica, Marg
Brewerton, Hong Gui, Kevin Tan, Michelle Allan, Tanya
Lancefield and Tim Woods.
Book Club will be back in Term 1 next year. See you in 2015!
Book Club Coordinators,
Wendy Selle & Mel Nash.
Michelle Haymes
Visual Arts Teacher
Mont Albert Primary School
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CASUAL ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER REQUIRED
The Reformed Body Pilates Studio is seeking a casual
Administrative Officer to work in its busy studio 3 to 5 hours
a week. The successful applicant will demonstrate
administrative experience and be available to start February
2015 or prior, including excellent customer services skills,
competency in ‘Word’ and other software, they will be self
motivated and have an ability to work independently,
capable of applying sound reasoning to resolve issues. The
role involves client liaison, managing bookings, issuing
receipts, stock ordering, communicating to staff and other
duties as required.
Do you need a Babysitter these
holidays?
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20 year old Nursing student (Ex MAPS student)
Working with children check
Experience working with children overseas in a
primary school as a Teacher’s Assistant
Babysitting experience with children as young as 3
years old
Holds current drivers license, therefore able to take
children on daily outings of choice
Enthusiastic, caring with a passion for kids
Available for day or evening babysitting.
If you would like to have the above qualities in a babysitter,
please don't hesitate to call Jasmine on 0413 880 026
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