Newsletter No 16

180 O'Hea Street, Coburg,3058P.O. Box 196, Pascoe Vale South, 3044 Phone: 03 9354 1660Fax: 03 9354 8206OSHP: 03 9354 9989Email:coburg.north.ps@edumail.vic.gov .au http://www.coburg-north-ps.vic.edu.

OPEN DAYPhotos of last week’s Open Day will be on the school’s website shortly.

FARMERS MARKET Is everyone loving the market as much as I am?  This week I bought great apples, oranges, potatoes, walnuts, leeks and carrots, some veg seedlings, as well as finally getting my hands on some of those fab bagels.  I also sampled the gyoza for the first time - I particularly enjoyed the veg and tofu with a splash of both the soy and chilli sauces. Thanks to the families of students from Prep A and the a few more 1A & 1B parents who volunteered to help.  There should be a full write up and photos of the volunteers efforts at the market on the Parents & Friends Blog by the end of the week. Prep A is rostered on again for the next market (8th June) and we have filled most of the volunteer slots but I could do with a couple of people to help at the end of the day.  If you could help from about 11:00 or 12:00pm til we finish packing up (about 1:30-2:00pm) then please either find me in the school yard, text/call me on 0400 197 732 or email me at lizpye@hotmail.co.uk. Liz Pye (Parent of Emma in 1B) NEWSLETTER BY EMAILMany of you filled out a form at the start of the year indicating you would like to receive the newsletter by email.  Over the last couple of weeks we have input most email addresses and as a result many parents will have started to receive links to the newsletter.  If you have not yet begun to receive the newsletter via email then please go to the website (http://www.coburg-north-ps.vic.edu.au/) to register your email address. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

For our integrated topic this term, we are exploring people who help us in the community. Linking with this topic, each grade we will be creating a box town. If you have any small recyclable boxes (roughly smaller than a 820g cereal box) can you please give them to the grade 1 or 2 team to help us.

Thank you,

Grade 1 and 2 team

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LANYARDSA couple of our red visitor’s lanyards have gone walkabout. If any parents have inadvertently taken them home could you please return them. Thank you.

BOOK FAIROur annual Scholastic Book Fair is here!Book Fair will be held in the Community Room all parents & students welcome

COMPETITIONA drawing competition for all students will be held during Book Fair.Students are asked to draw a picture about their favourite book on an A4 sheet of paper.Entries to be dropped in to the Office by Friday 31th May, 3.30pmWinners announced at assembly on Monday morning 3 rd June.

HOW MANY JELLY BABIES

This month is Jelly Baby Month, a campaign to raise awareness and funds to support vital medical research for those who suffer from diabetes. To raise funds for Jelly Baby Month, the JSC will be holding a raffle for students, parents and teachers at the front of the office between 8:45 and 9:00am, Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May.Without opening, handling or holding the jar – you must guess how many jelly babies there are. The winning guess will be revealed at Assembly and be presented with the jelly baby jar.Bring your gold coin donation and get guessing to support a good cause.Sarah, Courtney and the JSC representatives.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

If there are any school volunteers who have not presented their Working with Children Check cards to the school office could you do so next time you are at

school.

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OPENING HOURSWednesday 29th May Closed 3.00 – 4pmThursday 30th May 8.30-9.15 am 3.00 – 4pmFriday 31st May 8.30-9.15 am 3.00 – 4pm

CHILDREN WHO WALK TO SCHOOL CONCENTRATE BETTERA conclusion from a recent comprehensive Danish project called the ‘Mass Experiment 2012’, was that if you drive your children to school, you are not necessarily doing them a favour.  Almost 20,000 Danish schoolchildren aged 5-19 participated in the study, which set out to examine the link between diet, exercise and the power of concentration.  The students answered questions about their exercise habits and performed a simple concentration test.  The findings were that children who travelled to school by car, train, or bus scored lower in the test than those who somehow made the journey to school themselves – walking or riding their bikes.  This exercise is reflected in the students’ ability to concentrate for about four hours into the school day, which was a surprisingly long-lasting effect, for the researchers.  For more information visit: www.sciencenordic.com/children-who-walk-school-concentrate-better

ICT (INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY)Polygon spirals. See some prep student work samples on the ICT blog of polygon spirals they created using the online site ‘Toy Theatre’. Studyladder: To see what the tasks are for Set 15, check it out on the ICT blog.

Studyladder: Congratulations for being personally responsible by completing on-time, the Set 14 English and Mathematics tasks.

01Hannah B; Madeline C; Logan D; Kai S; Aristotle T; Jordan Z.

02Caden B; Edwin D; Aya H; Alexander L; Lalli S; Lauren S; Sienna S; Claudio T.

03Amelia C; Rupert L; Nicolas P; Fionn R; Anthony R; Aaron S; Browen S; Yathrib T; Abigail Y.

04 Ela A; Severin D; Sayo D; Shuto H.

05Naomi B; Leena R; Sophie R; Jasmine S; Oscar S; Ayat T; Sarah T.

06Raydin D; Ahmed H; Ethan P; Yasmine T; Stacey Y; Yuhang Z.

Mrs Roberts http://mrsrblog.global2.vic.edu.au or find the link on the School website.

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DIGITAL STRANGER DANGER: CHILDREN POST ADDRESSES ON WEB AND MEET INTERNET STRANGERS IN REAL WORLD

by: Natasha Bita, National Social Editor From: News Limited Network May 25, 2013 12:00AM

KIDS as young as eight are sending photos to strangers and arranging to meet them, official research reveals.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority warns that children are selling or swapping their online passwords at school.And teenagers are switching to private messaging to keep their cyber lives secret from parents and teachers."(Kids) are courting risks when they do the kinds of things they're doing," the manager of ACMA's Cybersmart online privacy project, Rosalie O'Neale, said yesterday."Parents need to be aware kids are engaging in these types of activities."Ms O'Neale said some teenagers had admitted they set up secret Facebook accounts to avoid parental scrutiny. "They might have two accounts - one for parents and one for their friends," she said."Or they might have two phones - one to hand in at school and one to use under the desk."The ACMA survey shows that one in 100 kids aged eight or nine, and one in seven teens aged 14 to 15, have sent a photo or video to a stranger."Eight and nine year olds are sending pictures out to people they don't know, and they have gone to meet people in real life," Ms O'Neale said."Kid are going online younger, and younger, and younger."The official report - based on interviews with 1511 children aged eight to 17 - reveals that a quarter of teenagers have posted comments or photos on social networking sites that they later regretted.Seven per cent of kids aged 14 to 15 automatically include their location in online posts.And three quarters of older teens post their personal information online.The ACMA report shows children downplay the risks of talking to cyber-strangers."You can't get kidnapped online," one child told the researchers."It's only if you do stupid stuff in the real world."Ms O'Neale said private messaging was of concern, as children could use it to bully others and parents could not monitor them without a password.She suggested parents keep their kids' passwords as a "spare key" to access sites, and help them delete any Facebook friends they did not know.The ACMA report found that 28 per cent of kids aged eight or nine, and 89 per cent of 16 to 17-year-olds, sent private messages from social networking sites.More children were using mobile phones to access the internet."The capacity for communications to be online, and yet under the radar, is something parents, teachers and policy-makers need to remain aware of," the report says.The report also reveals that some kids are selling their passwords to friends."We sort of share our passwords, or you might ask me mine for five bucks or something," one child told the research team.

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"My friend gave his password to someone but had to tell him who it was they liked at school ... it's alright though because you just go and change it again."The National Centre Against Bullying's Cyber Safety Committee chairman, child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg, said it was "just terrifying" that children were arranging to meet cyber strangers.He called on parents to monitor their kids' internet use."That's just neglectful parenting," he said."It's like taking your kid to the beach but not teaching them to swim." THE FINDINGS

12% of kids aged 14-15 have a public setting on their social networking site 28% of kids aged 8-9 and three out of four teens, 14-17, post personal information online. Half of kids aged 12-13 have not given their parents the password to a social networking site. 1% of kids aged 8-9 and 14% of 14-15s have sent a photo or video to someone they've never met. 30% of 16-17s look for new friends on the internet. 24% of 16-17s have posted items they later regretted. 7% of 14-15s automatically include their location in posts.

WHAT THE KIDS TOLD THE RESEARCHERS"We sort of share our passwords, or you might ask me mine for five bucks or something. My friend gave his password to someone but had to tell him who it was they liked at school ... it's alright though because you just go and change it again.""The actually risky stuff isn't happening online is it really? You can't get kidnapped online? It's only if you do stupid stuff in the real world ...""When people check in at home it just makes me laugh. They're so stupid, now everyone knows where they live." TIPS FOR PARENTSKIDS should use their true age when signing on to social media or gaming sites, to avoid unsuitable advertising or privacy settings.PARENTS should have kids' passwords for computers and social networking sites.SIT down with children to weed out any "Facebook friends'' they don't know.READ the terms of service for social media sites before signing up.TALK to the kids about what they're doing online. TIPS FOR KIDSDON'T "friend'' random people.THINK before you post, chat, upload, or download - protect your digital reputation.NEVER use a webcam with strangers.ONLY share passwords with trusted adults like mum or dad.SWITCH off unnecessary location services on your mobile phone Source: ACMA

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IT’S ON AGAIN – WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN STICKERSIt’s that time of year again – Woolworths are running their Earn & Learn promotion and it’s an easy way to get fantastic educational equipment for Coburg North Primary School.Just collect your stickers every time you shop and stick them on the sheets provided at Woolworths and drop your completed sheets into the box at the office.Extra sheets available at the School OfficeThank You

RESPONSIBLE STUDENT AWARD Week Ending: 24/05/13

Student Grade

Right/Responsibility As demonstrated by:

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Allae 2a personally responsible

creating fabulous clues to a profession when playing guess who.

Hamish 2a personally responsible

creating fabulous clues to a profession when playing guess who.

Severin 3/4B Personally Responsible

sharing your knowledge of fractions with the class

Hassan 3/4B Communally Responsible

helping to solve other students' conflicts in the playground

Zachary

1B Personally Responsible

being organised and having the things he needs to start his work.

Reggae 34A Personally Responsible

always starting her work straight away.

Luca 1A Personally Responsible

packing up quickly and being organised with his belongings

COBURG NORTH PRIMARY PRESCHOOL STORY TIME 2013Every Thursday morning from 9:00am until

10:00am in the Community Room.Come along and join in with stories, music, dance, play and craft

activities.Meet other parents and children in your local area. This session

is free and is run by our prep teachers. Ring the school on 9354 1660 for more details.

DIARY DATES 2013

June7 Interschool Sport V St Bernards at home8 Coburg North Farmer’s Market - Grade Prep A10 Queen’s Birthday Holiday20 Family Dance Night

22 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 1A25 Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews26 Senior School Parent Teacher Interviews27 School Council Meeting28 Last day of term 2 2:30 dismissalJuly13 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 1A15 First day of term 327 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade Prep BAugust10 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade Prep B

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24 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 3/4 ASeptember14 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 3/4 A20 Last day of term 328 Coburg North Farmer’s Market - Grade 2AOctober7 First day of term 312 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 2A26 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 3/4BNovember9 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 3/4B23 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 5/6ADecember14 Coburg North Farmer’s Market – Grade 2B

Bunnings BBQ20 Last day of term 4 1:30 dismissal

The Brain Night at William Ruthven Secondary College.So useful, so much fun!

Research by Caroline Hopper into brain compatible learning principles was the starting point for the latest William Ruthven Secondary College information night on ways that parents can support their children to become better learners.Lillian Leptos and Matthew Henry delivered a program of 7 important brain facts and showed how this knowledge could be used to help memory and retention.

1. If you want to keep information in your brain, it needs to transfer from your short-term memory to your long term memory.

2. Constructive thinking causes the brain to grow strong networks.3. The more learning you do the more brain connections you make and the chemical evidence of this growth

can be seen through brain imaging.4. The brain tries to link new information to what is known so getting existing knowledge ready makes learning

easier5. Overloaded brains don’t work effectively so understanding requires information sorting and organization6. 90% of the brain’s sensory input is visual. The brain’s quickest response is to color, mmotion, form and depth.7. Processing time is necessary to build the brain wiring necessary for the new connections to work well so we

can recall materialIn a night of table games and conversations, the students, parents and community visitors had an opportunity to try out some of the introduced skills and strategies.We hope to see you at the next session in the Curriculum of the home series in Term 3. Date to be advertised.

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Food Handling - School Holiday WorkshopGain the knowledge to follow current workplace hygiene procedures in this one day course. (1 Core Unit towards the Cert. II in Hospitality) Date:  Wednesday, 10th July 2013 Time:  9.30 –3:15pm Location:  Merrilands Community Centre, Reservoir Duration:  1 sessionCost: $72 (includes manual)For more details ring PRACE on 9462 6077 or visit our website: www.prace.vic.edu.au

THIS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS WHY NOT TRY SOMETHING NEW ANDBE A GUIDE FOR A DAY

WHEN: Tues. 2nd July 2013 WHERE: Pascoe Vale Guide Hall, Raeburn Reserve, Raeburn St Pascoe Vale Melways Ref. Map 17 C9 TIME: 8am to 5pm WHO: Girls aged 5 to 10 years COST: $35 00 Lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be provided. The event will be supervised by trained adults at all times. To register for this event you must complete an application form. To receive one please contact: Mandy Fitzgerald, Email: mandyfitz@mfmm.net.au or Phone 0438 680 710 APPLICATIONS CLOSE TUESDAY 18th JUNE 2013

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