berwick lodge primary school, newsletter, april 2012
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Berwick Lodge Primary School, Newsletter, April 2012TRANSCRIPT
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT NEWSLETTER N0.11 26TH APRIL 2012
UPDATE ON OUR PREPS
I am thrilled to report to you
that our Prep
children have
settled in really
well this year.
We are now into
second term and
the feedback I
receive is very positive indeed. In
reporting this news to you, I do
emphasise that this is not a
surprise. For many years now
our Prep staff has done
outstandingly well in ensuring that the transition to school for
Prep children is successful. Parent
support is so important to the
success of children’s first year of
schooling, and we have this in
bucket loads. From my
perspective, it is very heart
warming to see so many smiling
and confident young faces at
every Monday morning assembly
– just one indicator of how well
the Prep children are doing.
WET DAY PROGRAM
No-one likes having a wet day
program, but of course there are
days when we have no choice but
to keep the children inside. Lately
we are having more of them. The
children are engaged in
supervised free time activities
whilst inside. We do try to allow
the children
even a short
time outside if at
all possible – just
to freshen up.
Sometimes this
is not possible
and your child may come home
having been indoors all day and
feeling a little frazzled. It’s worth
remembering.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Q. What is the school doing
about the uneven concrete
paths?
A.The lifting sections of concrete
paths do cause us
headaches. In the
first instance we
paint such sections
with a bright
yellow paint strip
making them more visible. As our
budget permits we replace such
sections, grading the ground to ensure that the paths are again
level.
QUOTABLE QUOTE
‘If you really want to lead a happier
life, then view ‘happiness’ as a
transient state rather than as an
entitlement.’
HENRY GROSSEK
DIARY DATES Friday 27th April Gr 3 & 4 Melbourne Museum
Gr 1 & 2 Casey Safety Village
Friday 4th May Gr 1 & 2 Casey Safety Village
5/6 Interschool Winter Sport (away)
Wednesday 9th May Mother’s day Stall
Friday 11th May St Margaret’s Netball Competition
Wednesday 23rd May Fun Maths Activity Day
NOTICES DUE BACK Friday 20th April Cross Country Parent Helper Form
Tuesday 1st May 5/6 Interschool Winter Sport
Thursday 3rd May Mother’s day notice
Friday 4th May St Margaret's Netball Competition
Thursday 10th May 5/6 Non Participation Forms
Friday 11th May 5/6 Camp Forms
Monday 14th May Social Club Books
Friday 18th May Fun Maths Activity Day
Year 7 Transition Forms
Wednesday 6th June 5/6 Camp Balance
CANTEEN IS ONLY OPEN
MONDAY,
THURSDAY &
FRIDAYS
SCHOOL BANKING The School Banking program includes an exciting Rewards Program designed to encourage children to get into the habit of making regular saving. Every time your child makes a deposit at school they receive a silver coloured Dollarmites token. The first token will be received upon the first deposit at school. Once your child has individually saved 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive Dollarmites reward item. Students will have lots of fun saving their tokens for these cool rewards items. School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. The school receives $5 when children make their first deposit at school and a commission on every deposit made through the School Bank-ing program. Taking part in School Banking is easy.
If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week using their Dollarmites deposit wallet. If your child has misplaced their Dollarmites deposit book or deposit wallet, they can request a new one from either the local branch or contact the School Banking Co-ordinator.
If your child does not have a Youthsaver account, you can open one at any Commonwealth Bank branch, no forms to fill in! Alternatively, if you are an existing Commonwealth Bank customer with access to NetBank you can apply online. Another option is to download a paper-based application form from commbank.com.au/schoolbanking. Please note this option may take up to 2 weeks before a Dollarmites wallet and deposit book is sent to your home address to start banking at school.
HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER?
Please ensure you let the school office know if you have changed address or updated mobile phones with new numbers.
This information alleviates stressful situations on students when they are ill and we cannot contact parents
SIGN WRITER WANTED
As part of our upcoming
refurbishment we are looking for
a sign writer who would be able
to redesign
several signs
around the
school which
indicate the
location of
areas within the school grounds.
If there is a family in our school
community who would be
interested in assisting us with this
task, could they please contact the office and let us know.
ACMA PRESENTATION
Are you concerned about your
child’s use of social media and
online activities when
accessing technology such as
computers and mobile phones?
Would you like information to
support their online safety?
During this term we are offering
a series of workshops to address
these and other important issues
related to children’s computer
and phone
usage. These
workshops are
being
conducted by a
representative
from the
Australian Communications and
Media Authority and will take
place on Monday25th June.
Student workshops will be held
for Years 5 and 6 classes during
school time, the staff will
participate in a Staff Meeting PD
session and a parent workshop
will be conducted at 7:00pm.
We encourage all families to
mark this date in their diaries.
Further information will be sent
home closer to the date.
WOOLWORTHS EARN &
LEARN SHOPPING
INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Following on from the success
with our involvement with last
year’s Woolworths Earn and
Learn Program we have again registered to
participate in this
incentive. Last
year the school
received
materials to
support the Lego program in our
school. The Earn and Learn
Program will commence early
next month and families who
shop at Woolworths can collect
points from Wednesday 9th May.
This year the shoppers are
encouraged to collect stickers
which are then put onto a card
that is forwarded to the school
when completed. Further
information will be available via
the media and our school
newsletter.
WELLBEING
INFORMATION FOR
FAMILIES
This week we have included a
flyer with the newsletter. This
provides information about a
program called ‘Growing Great
Kids’. It is an opportunity for
parents and carers to discuss
experiences, ideas and strategies
to make parenting easier and fun.
The program operates on
consecutive Tuesdays for six
weeks, commencing May 1st.
There is no cost involved but
bookings are required. Please
see the flyer for contact details
and further information.
SOMERS CAMP FOR
YEARS 5 AND 6
STUDENTS We had an overwhelming
response from families expressing
an interest in their child attending
the 2012 Somers Camp.
Unfortunately we were not able
to offer a place to all interested
students and
consequently
undertook a ballot
process for
selection. All
children who
returned their
forms will have received
notification today regarding their
attendance or non attendance at
the camp. Should we have a
family decline a position that has
been offered we may be able to
accommodate some of the
students who have missed out on
a place. If this is the case families
will be notified at the earliest
opportunity.
LYNNE BRENNER & DEBBIE CUSACK
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORT
2013 YEAR 7 TRANSITION NEWS
All Year 6 students have now received their Applications forms for Year 7.
Please read the information carefully before completing the application form.
All forms MUST BE RETURNED to your child’s class teacher
BY FRIDAY 18th MAY 2012.
If details are incorrect on the top part of the application form please contact the school office to
update your information. Any queries can be directed to Mrs Sue Naismith, Rm 24 or by phone
on 9707 1766.
Many local secondary schools hold Information Evenings for prospective families at this time of the year.
All Grade 5 and 6 parents are strongly encouraged to attend these information sessions to find out about their
local secondary schools.
Kambrya S.C is holding their Information Evening on Thursday 26th April 2012, 6.20pm - 7.30pm.
Timbarra S.C. is holding their information Evening on Wednesday 9th May 2012, 7.00pm - 8.00pm.
Fountain Gate S.C. is holding their information Evening on Tuesday 1st May 2012, from 7.00pm
Casey Safety Village Excursion
Grades 2FR and 2G went to Casey Safety Village. Here is what we learnt.
On Tuesday 24th April we went to Casey Safety Village. We learnt about the fire triangle. It has
heat, fuel and oxygen in it. By Charlize and Whitney 2FR
We went to Casey Safety Village. Our favourite part was when Kylie taught us if you get caught
in a fire you should stop, drop and roll and it will put out the fire because it takes the oxygen away.
By Olivia and Taylah 2FR
On Tuesday 24th April at 9.30 am we went to Casey Safety Village and it was raining. We couldn’t
ride the bikes because of the rain. We went inside and learnt about fire safety and crossing safety.
Our favourite part was when the fake fire came out. By Zac A and Joshua H 2FR
SCHOOL AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who received awards over the
last week:
Matilda PW
Ben PS
Jacob PS
Matilda PM
Sebastian PM
Luke PW
3/4 SCIENCE ROTATIONS
THANK YOU TO
ALL 3 & 4
STUDENTS FOR
THEIR EFFORT AND
BEHAVIOUR DURING THE
3/4 SCIENCE
ROTATIONS
LAST TUESDAY
24TH APRIL
2012
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Plus $1.00 to Royal Children's Hospital
COMMUNITY ADVERTISING
COMMUNITY ADVERTISING
THEMES SECONDARY EDUCATION
MAGAZINE
This magazine provides parents with
Secondary Education options and Open Days
information.
These magazines are available from the school
office.
FOR SALE 6x4 Blue Felt Pool Table: comes with variety of Cues, Cue
Stand, x 1 Set of Balls, x 1 Set of Competition Balls. $700.00
Beech/Grey office desk: ‘Empire’ brand with round end 90cm
W x 290cm L $180.00
2 door cupboards: x3 beech 800 W x 410 D x 890mm H
$120.00
White Board: comes with or without stand 1500mm x
1200mm $50.00
All Enquires please call Kellie 0407 329 122
LOST A Berwick Lodge PS Buttoned sweater ,
with the name of Spike, if found could you
please return it to Mr Whitehead in Rm 18.