Week 11 Focus Newsletter (23rd June 2016)

Thursday 23rd June, 2016
CALENDAR
June
Friday 24th
Term 2 Ends
2.30pm Dismissal
July
Monday 11th
Term 3 Begins
Wednesday 13th
MYTERN Parent
Information Session
Friday 15th
PPA ‘The Will To Fly’
Movie Night
Monday 18th to
Wednesday 20th
Grade 4 Camp
Monday 18th
School Council
Wednesday 20th to
Friday 22nd
Grade 3 Camp
From the Principal
Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent Teacher Interviews were held on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon/
evening. It was wonderful to see so many parents take the opportunity to meet
with their child’s teacher and discuss their first semester’s progress and
achievements.
Cross Country
Congratulations and well done to all the students who participated in the
Regional Cross Country today. You should be extremely proud of your
achievements in making it to this level.
End of Term 2
Schools are extremely busy places and we see ourselves at the end of term 2
already. It has been an incredibly busy but extremely productive term. The
term has consisted of many events: Education Week, Grandparents’ Morning,
Mother’s Day Breakfast and Stall, Interschool Sport, Aerobics, Cross Country,
Swimming P-4, Aerobics, Kinder Visits, Wellbeing Week, Grade 5/6 Market
Day, as well as many Excursions and Incursions.
The children have really enjoyed the topics they have been learning about in
the classroom and the work they have produced has been of a very high
standard.
We concluded Term 2 with our Cancer Council Cup Cake fundraiser and Crazy
Hair Day. A big thank you to PPA and the SRC for organising and running this
event for a very worthy cause.
Next term we look forward to Grade 3/4 and 5/6 Camps, Snow Sports Camp,
PPA Social night, Japanese Day and the whole school will be participating in
our Olympic theme.
Friday Assembly
We will aim to have an Assembly tomorrow morning, instead of the afternoon,
to hand out ‘Star of the Week’ Awards. Hopefully, it will not be raining.
Save the Date
Friday 12th August
PPA Social Night
We hope everyone has a safe, relaxing and enjoyable holiday break. Term 3
begins on Monday 11th July.
End of Term 2: Friday 24th June, early dismissal - 2:30pm.
General Information
Student Banking Day Tuesday
Leanne Bradney
Principal
AND NOW A WORD FROM MRS RICHARDS ……..
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
PREP
First of all, congratulations to all the Preps for
completing half their first year of school! We are so
proud of how far you have come.
The last couple of weeks we have been learning
about ‘Needs and Wants’. We made cute little peg
people to take care of and tomorrow we are making
them a home.
Don’t forget to bring in a shoebox if you haven’t
already as we are still a bit short.
We loved Crazy Hair Day this week! Everyone
looked so great with all their fancy hairdos!
We hope you all have a safe and relaxing holiday.
See you next term!
GRADE 1
We have had a fantastic term in Grade 1! We have
enjoyed looking at the ‘Weather in Our World’ and
cannot believe how lucky we have been with the
crazy weather we have hit by throughout the term.
This week we finished our Maths focus of Addition
strategies! The children have amazed us with their
growing ability to quickly recall basic addition facts
and we have encouraged them all to keep practising
these skills during the break.
It was lovely to have a chance to chat with you all
about your child progress. If you have any follow up
questions or concerns please do not hesitate to
email us.
This Friday we will be having an early finish,
and children will be dismissed at 2:30pm.
Mel Johnson will be taking the leap and shaving her
head this Friday to help raise money the National
Breast Cancer Foundation! We wish her the best of
luck for Friday and are happy to say she has stocked
up on plenty of warm beanies to get her through the
Melbourne Winter!
We hope you all have a safe and happy break and
are looking forward to another busy term!
GRADE 2
A very big thank you to all who have helped in the
classroom this term! If you are available for Literacy
Groups in Term 3, we would love to hear from you.
Rosters will be finalised and sent home in the first
week of term.
Thank you also to parents for attending Parent/
Teacher meetings this week. It was great to have the
opportunity to touch base and discuss students’
achievements and learning goals for next semester.
Grade 2 …. Cont’d
We are encouraging all students to have a
well-deserved rest over the holidays! Keep up the
home reading – remember you can record any texts
read in your child’s reader cover, not just books
from school.
Happy holidays and we look forward to a fun
Term 3!
GRADE 3
Congratulations to all the students on a great term.
We’re looking forward to a fun filled Term 3 starting
with Camp in Week 2, commencing an exciting
Inquiry topic; Living and Non-Living Things and
enjoying all things Olympics!
We hope you all enjoy the break!
Congratulations to the recipients of AR
Certificates this week: Olivia F, Oliver D, Jack O,
Isabella D, Tiani W, Reyner B, Ronan M, Will F,
Maia H, Shrish K, Oscar K, Will F, Alyssa W,
Sarah A, Neve K, Eden B, Alice F and Harvey M.
GRADE 4
Our students enjoyed a Basketball Clinic this
morning during their P.E. sessions with
Mr Anderson. This was a fun way to end the term.
A reminder that our Camp is during Week 2 of next
term. We have sent home another copy of the camp
clothing list so that families can take advantage of
holiday sales if needed. All children will require a
water-proof coat. As our camp is in Winter, we will
be participating in as many events as possible even
if raining.
As we wrap up our second term, we would like wish
our students a very safe and relaxing holiday.
Congratulations to the recipients of
AR Certificates this week: Noah G, Lucy W,
Ava P, Grace S, Rebecca W and Matthew B.
GRADE 5/6
The students have completed a wonderful first
semester in 2016. Term 2 was full of many exciting
activities none more than our Market Day. The
students have had enormous success and have
raised over $1500 split evenly into 6 charities chosen
by each of the Grade 5/6 and Grade 5 classes. The
teachers couldn't be more proud of the application
and creativity shown towards this project.
We have 3 teams competing in Interschool Sport
Finals tomorrow. The Tee Ball A and B teams play
each other on our oval which will be a hotly
contested game. Our other finalist is Ms Coe's
infamous Volleystars team who play off against St
Brigids in the gym. Good luck to all the students
involved.
Well done to all the students who competed in the
Regional Cross Country and battled the challenging
winds.
The Grade 5/6 team wishes all students a well
earned break and look forward to seeing them back
fresh and ready for another busy term.
COMMUNITY NEWS
MENTONE CHILDCARE JUNE/JULY
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM
21 - 23 Childers Street, Mentone. Tel: 9585 2144
www.mentonechildcare.com.au
10 Day Holiday Program, including Olympic Day, Movie
Day, Roller Skating and much more.
Please make a booking through the details above.
Private Piano Lessons
Fun and engaging piano lessons on a
weekly basis for beginners to intermediate
after school and on Saturdays.
Ex-Parkdale Primary student, studying at
Melbourne University. Trained in classical.
Pricing: $40 per hour or $30 for 45 minutes.
References available on request.
Please contact Nicole for more information
on 0426201003 or by email:
Nikoleta1243@gmail.com
STARS OF THE WEEK
ICT
4H
3U
Super work on Maze levels in 2DIY.
For creating excellent Maze games in 2DoItYourself.
LOTE
4M
For the amazing ‘Animal Song’ performances in Japanese.
Art
Zara G.
Gr. 4B
For being a sensational assistant in Mosaic. Thanks Zara.
For awesome art work in Semester 1.
Music
Anthony F. 4B
For his fabulous performance of the National Anthem at Assembly.
Prep B
Saoirse C.
Alyssa N.
For being helpful to others.
For great effort during Literacy groups.
Prep D
Caris C.
Flynn A-H.
For her wonderful story about a ‘Magic Umbrella’. Well done.
For his amazing effort to learn his recent word list. Also for his beautiful
behaviour in class.
Prep M
Mia F.
For showing amazing improvement in her writing. Well done Mia.
Prep S
Paige L.
Kaiden W.
For recognising when she was on the Buska (Red Road) and using her ‘pocket
pet’ to help her.
For such a great effort on his list words. Super job.
Prep T
Max W.
For working hard to improve his letter formation. Super effort Max.
1A
Noah B.
Noah W.
Lucy F.
For working with diligence during writing activities.
For being an extremely helpful class member.
For working with focus and enthusiasm during writing activities.
1D
Danko K.
Finn C.
Harry A.
For his excellent work during Maths this week.
For working incredibly hard all week and helping others around the classroom.
For his excellent listening and classwork all week.
1J
Edric N
Josh T-G.
For always presenting his work so neatly. It is a pleasure to see it.
For always being so willing and eager to share his thoughts and ideas with the
class.
For approaching all tasks with a positive attitude and a smile!
For making sensational progress in reading. Well done!
For his eagerness and willingness to always share his thoughts and ideas with
the class.
Byron M.
Will M.
Dane K.
1S
Liam G.
For being a kind and caring friend who always lends a hand when it is needed.
2H
Amy F.
For being a great friend to her classmates.
2M
Oisin C.
For doing a great job with publishing his self-assessment.
2P
Milly H.
For showing a positive attitude to learning and for great work during Term 2.
Well done Milly.
2T
Gwen W.
Lucinda A.
For your excellent contributions during class discussions.
For her positive and enthusiastic attitude towards learning. Well done.
3F
Jack T.
For being an enthusiastic and inquisitive learner and always sharing his
knowledge with the class.
For making an effort to stay on task and complete his work to the best of his
ability.
Daniel T.
3J
Patrick O’N.
For enthusiasm towards your learning. Great work Patrick.
3T
Billy A.
For being a helpful and proud classmate who always ensures that 3T is clean
and tidy.
For being determined and focused on finishing her Landform Project in time for
presentations. Great Work!
Alyssa W.
3U
Patrick D.
For the extra effort he put into researching his Landforms Project and his
persistence to get it finished.
STARS OF THE WEEK
4B
Evan B.
Josh S.
For working hard to improve his behaviour in the classroom and school yard.
For making excellent progress on his ‘Landform’ project and taking great pride in
his work.
4H
Neve J.
Manuela Q.
For being a fantastic role model inside and outside the classroom.
For putting in 100% when working on her ‘Landforms’ project.
4M
Kaylah J.
For outstanding preparation for her Erosion Project presentation.
5A
Kaila M.
For great effort and enthusiasm during Market Day.
5S
Jade B.
Jayda S.
For working cooperatively with each other on the ‘Market Day’ activity to achieve
great results.
5/6B
Sajini R.
For her sensational Business Plan and Product Creation.
5/6C
Jack McC.
For his fabulous work in Poetry where his creativity is excellent. Also for his
risk-taking and persistence across many tasks.
5/6G
Sheriden S.
For her great attitude and dedication to her ‘Market Day’ project.
5/6H
Kiara Meredith:
For always being responsible and using her initiative to efficiently complete all
her class tasks.
GUITAR AND UKELELE
LESSONS
Guitar and Ukulele lessons are available
with Trevor Maddicks of TimeWise Music
on Wednesday and Thursdays during
school hours.
If there are any students interested in
learning Guitar or Ukulele please email:
timewisemusic@optusnet.com.au
for an enrolment form.
Alternatively, call Trevor
direct on
404 018 382.
PARKDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS’
ASSOCIATION (PPA)
End of term is in sight!
Thank you to everyone who supported our Cup Cake and Crazy Hair Day yesterday, the kids had a
fantastic day. They all looked amazing. The money raised will go to the Cancer Council's Biggest Morning
Tea.
There is plenty to look forward to next term with our movie night 'A Will to Fly' at Shirley Burke Theatre,
see ticket details below, Father's Day Breakfast and Stall, our Social Night ‘Almost Anything Goes’ on the
12th August, see flyers around the school and the Art Show.
As always thank you to the PPA members and general school community for all your help and support
thorough out the term it is always fantastic and much appreciated.
See you in the school yard!
Samm Hughes President, Julia Broadbent Vice President, Paula Fleming Treasurer and
Kate Ashley Secretary.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK
Entertainment Books are now available from the school office, however there are only three
(3) remaining, OR digital books/memberships are available at www.entbook.com.au/186b788.
PPA EVENT / FUNDRAISER
Parkdale PPA proudly present “The Will To Fly”, a documentary of the Olympic journey of aerial
skier, and Olympic Gold Medal winner, Lydia Lassila. The screening will be held on Friday 15th
July, 7pm at Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale.
There will be NO ticket sales on the night. Tickets MUST be pre purchased ONLINE before the 8th
July via this link: https://fan-force.com/screenings/the-will-to-fly-shirley-burke-theatre-vic/
5% of ticket sale proceeds will be donated to Parkdale Primary School so invite your friends and
family for a great night out!