RESPECT OPTIMISM COMMITMENT COMPASSION HONESTY

25th of July, 2017

Term 3, Issue 2 A reminder that the school newsletter can always be accessed from our website at www.buninyongps.vic.edu.au

School Assemblies

28th July Whole School Assembly - Family Groups Yirrmal Cultural Presentation

4th August P - 2 Assembly

11th August 3 - 4 Assembly

18th August 5 - 6 Assembly

25th August Whole School Assembly - Family Groups

1st September No Assembly—Grandparents / Special Friends day

8th September P - 4 Assembly

DATES TO REMEMBER

26th July Whole school pyjama day (both campuses)

27th July MOTM workshop (Gr 3 - 6) Golf Clinic (Gr 5 - 6)

31st Jul - 4th Aug

Grade 5 - 6 Debating

1st Aug Scotsburn MS Readathon

2nd Aug Gr 1 Donegan’s Farm

3rd Aug BIG WRITE MOTM Workshop (Gr 3 - 6)

4th Aug Jeans for Genes Day Gr 5 Quantum Group 1

7 & 8 Aug Grade 3BA & 3NS Camp

8 & 9 Aug Grade 3KA & 3RS Camp

10 Aug MOTM Workshop (Gr 3 - 6) PLP Meeting 2:30pm

11 Aug Gr 5 Quantum Group 2

14 Aug Whole School Science Day - Buninyong Scotsburn Gr 4 - 6 Biocats

15 Aug Whole School Science Day - Scotsburn

16 Aug Responsible Pet Day - Scotsburn

17 Aug BIG WRITE Gr 3 Ecolinc MOTM Workshop (Gr 3 - 6)

18 Aug Lunchtime Live

23 Aug Gr 6 Solar Boat Challenge

24 Aug COLD WRITE MOTM Workshop (Gr 3 - 6)

25 Aug Book Week DRESS UP DAY (both campuses)

Pyjama Day (both campuses)

Wednesday 26th July!

A reminder that tomorrow is our Pyjama Day. We ask those who would like to, to come along in their pyjamas

(With extra layers to keep warm) and to bring a gold coin donation.

As the weather is in typical Ballarat form lately, there will be lots of inside activities such as movies and

competitions throughout the day.

We look forward to seeing you in your PJs!

STUDENT ATTITUDE TO SCHOOL RESULTS

Late last week our 2017 Student Attitude to School results became available. This year our grade 4-6s were surveyed and this was the first time grade 4s participated across the state. This year’s survey was different to the one administered in previous years. Students answered questions under the headings of:

Effective Teaching Practice Teacher Student Relations Learner Characteristics & Disposition We receive separate results for each campus and generally the results are positive and reflect the overall positive culture of our school. Over the coming weeks we will be working with staff to consider the results and grade 4-6 teachers will workshop the results with their students to better understand the feedback provided.

School Council took a close look at the results on Monday night and all parents are invited along to our PLP meeting (August 10, 2:30), where we’ll do the same. So if these results are of interest to you, please come along.

HELPING STOP THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

With the virus season is full swing, we are noticing a few

children becoming ill and needing to go home after physically

being sick. Understandably, illness is something we never want

anyone to go through, however at times it can’t be avoided. If

your child becomes ill and is physically sick, we ask that you

help stem the spread of the virus by keeping your child home for

24 hours after their last loose bowel movement / vomit. We

thank you in advance for your support with this. It will enable us

to minimise those impacted by the virus, get those affected back

as quick as possible and help all children to keep the momentum with their learning.

CULTURAL PERFORMANCE AT ASSEMBLY ON

FRIDAY 28TH JULY

This Friday at our Whole School Assembly we are very lucky to have

Yirrmal Marika in attendance to share his story and talents with us. We

invite parents to join us at this very special assembly.

Yirrmal is a new generation performer and has made a refreshing entrance

into the music scene. Inspired by his grandfather, Dr Yunupingu, former

lead singer of Yothu Yindi, he fuses traditional and contemporary arrangements with class and passion.

Yirrmal is an inspiring songwriter and guitarist with a beautiful voice, singing songs about his homeland

and culture with feeling and depth beyond his years.

Check out http://www.yirrmal.com for more information about Yirrmal.

COMPASS

Have you got the Compass App yet? In the coming months our normal school App will be phased out. Having this App will allow you to stay up to date with any notifications sent out from the school.

The App allows you to:

Receive notifications about important upcoming events.

See your child’s schedule for the day.

Book parent teacher conferences when they become available.

The Compass App is available from the App Store and gives a great snapshot of key information and notifications that come from the school. At the moment we are running both our old App and Compass App.

Should you have lost or forgotten your password, simply follow the prompts on our Buninyong Compass Log On page.

Naming our School Buildings

Over the past few of months we have been exploring, in conjunction with Doug Bradby and the local historical society, names of local identities whom which we can name our school buildings after. At pre-sent when we refer to the buildings it is a description of what or where they are ie. BER building, Senior Quad, Prep area, Old building or Admin building. By naming our buildings after prominent Bu-ninyong and Scotsburn identities it will allow students to gain a greater knowledge of our history but al-so bring to life the learning areas across both campuses.

Below is a snapshot of the identities we are considering to name buildings after and we are interested in your thoughts. Maybe you have extra information to add, a photo or even another suggestion. Please have a read and forward any feedback to young.david.d@edumail.vic.gov.au

Scotsburn Campus:

Keddie: was the Head Teacher in the 1920's and became the first Supervisor of the Young Farmers Club in Victoria. Scotsburn was THE state leader as the YFC came out of the schools. They won a lot of prizes and the stories are easily found in the newspapers via the National Library website.

Eason: George Eason was the first pupil to be enrolled at Scotsburn P.S. The family was a fundamental part of organising the school council at Scotsburn in the early years and also offered their huge farm and paddock for social events and sports to be held on. The family arrived in the Buninyong area in 1855. George Eason settled at Scotsburn and had a wonderful orchard and market garden. Lorensini: The Lorensini family had a long and continuing connection to Scotsburn P.S. The family moved to Scotsburn in 1866 and took up a 60 acre parcel of land in Platts Road. The family lost their son in WW1, who had attended Scotsburn P.S. The widow and children of W.R Lorensini unveiled a photo at the school with the Rev Home speaking of the sterling qualities of the deceased soldier. Lippiatt: The Lipiatt family had a long and continuing connection to the school. The Lipiatt family lost their son in WW1, who had attended Scotsburn P.S. The family was heavily involved in the Scotsburn football team.

Buninyong Campus:

Hastie: Rev Thomas Hastie arrived in Buninyong in 1847 as a highly educated man. With his wife, he ran the Buninyong Presbyterian Bush Boarding School from 1847, and after gold was discovered in 1851, he took many orphaned children into the school to be cared for. Hastie’s school continued until 1873 when Buninyong P.S was established. Rev Hastie died in 1898 and his portrait is incorporated into the stained glass window at the front of the Uniting Church. His children and descendants have given great service to education.

Hiscock: Thomas Hiscock was born in Scotland and became the Buninyong village blacksmith in the 1840’s. His children, along with their following generations, attended the Buninyong P.S. He put Buninyong on the world map in 1851 when he announced that he had discovered gold near the

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township.

Scott: Mrs Celia Scott arrived at Mount Buninyong in 1839 with her husband and children from Scotland to take up a pastoral run. Celia was a great supporter of Rev Hastie and the Buninyong P.S in its early days.

Learmonth: Thomas and Somerville Learmonth were the first white settlers in Buninyong. Born in Scotland in 1818 and 1819, they were still bachelors in 1847 when they promoted the idea of establishing a church and school in Buninyong for their neighbouring squatters. They were both major subscribers and trustees of the church and school and maintained these connections (mainly Thomas) even after moving to Ercildoun in 1856.

Rennie: Richard Rennie was a stonemason, bricklayer and building contractor who left a family in England in 1855 to seek gold in Victoria and settled in Buninyong. He raised a family of 6 sons and a daughter, who all attended the Buninyong P.S. In 1873/4 he built the new Buninyong State School for 3000 pounds.

Pearse: Geddie Pearse became a distinguished teacher at the Buninyong Presbyterian School in 1863. In a brochure advertising the school No. 72 in January 1871, he is listed as Head Teacher, qualified to the ‘first division of competency’. The inspector’s report from 1870 was quoted stating Buninyong, along with only two other state schools, to be singled out for special notice. In 1873 Geddie was appointed Head Master and in 1878 was appointed to the position of District Inspector for the newly formed Victorian Education Department. Sadly he died soon after on May 11

th 1878 and is buried at the

Buninyong cemetery with a monument erected by the Buninyong and Daylesford Primary Schools.

Murphy: Miss A Murphy, taught at Buninyong Primary School for 42 years, after being a pupil there. Her dedication and commitment to the school during her prolonged employment should be recognised. Miss Murphy died in 1945.

Middlemist: Miss Anne Middlemist arrived as a child from Scotland in 1852. She attended Buninyong Presbyterian School then gained employment as a teacher at the Buninyong State School No. 72. When the new Buninyong school was formed she was second assistant teacher and continued as a teacher for many years. She was famous for riding her bicycle around Buninyong. She died in 1941, aged 94.

Ogilvie: John Ogilvie (1870 – 1939), of Scottish family, went to the West Australian gold fields and returned with great success. He dedicated his life to public service for the next decade, when he served as a councillor on the Buninyong Shire and was Mayor in 1910-1911. John was president of the Buninyong Football club in 1905 and in 1920 he obtained the position of curator of the Buninyong Gardens. His children attended Buninyong P.S and Mr and Mrs Olgilvie looked after the children which included supervising their swimming lessons in the Baths.

Longden: Dr Frank Longden was the much loved general practitioner at Buninyong from 1888 until his retirement in 1938. He delivered many children in Buninyong and attended to their ailments for over 50 years.

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Wathaurong: The name Wathaurong (Wadda - Warrung) is a recognised tribe (community) which consisted of some 25 clans (family groups) that forms part of the Kulin Nation of Aboriginal people.

The traditional boundaries of the Wathaurong people span the coastline from the Werribee River to Lorne peninsula and traverse inland in a north westerly direction towards Ballarat. The Wathaurong people have lived within these regions for more than 25,000 years.

The Wathaurrung people gave Buninyong its name and its history has been written in several places. The Keyeet balug clan of the Wada Wurrung (or Wathaurong) tribe first occupied the Mount Buninyong area and an aboriginal burial site was located in the 1860s. More recently, stone tools have been found but a full archaeological survey has not yet been conducted.

Some very important information

about arriving late or registering

your child’s absence

Attendance:

Every day teachers mark rolls to record student attendance.

If students are away we ask that parents contact the school through one of the following ways:

Ringing the school office on 5341 3560

Using the absence function on the school app

Email the school at buninyong.ps@edumail.vic.gov. au, or

Dropping into see the office staff.

Please note that emailing a classroom teacher or using Dojo is not an effective way to register absence or late arrival as the teacher may not see the message until recess.

If your child is marked as absent without explanation, you will receive an SMS message. If you receive a message, simply contact the school in one of the ways mentioned above so that the absence can be properly recorded.

Late arrivals/ Early departures: If your child arrives after 9am we are asking that you sign them in at the

office before going to the classroom.

Likewise, if you are taking your child early from school, you will be required to

sign them out at the office before leaving.

We would like to thankyou for your support during these changes to our attendance processes.

Mental health basics: Suggestions for families

Things can happen in children’s lives that make the risk of developing mental health problems more likely. It is usually not possible to eliminate all the risk factors that affect your children, but there are things you can do to reduce the impact of stress and help them build strengths for effective coping. The following suggestions identify the sorts of things you can do to support children’s resilience in the face of challenging circumstances.

How you can help

Spend time with children by having fun playing games, going to the park or going somewhere together as a family.

Try to maintain routines as much as possible. Routines and consistency help children feel secure.

Build and maintain supportive relationships with family, friends and early childhood staff. Talk with them about how they can best support you and your child during hard times. Tell staff about any concerning behaviour you are noticing at home.

Try to help children to understand and manage their feelings; this can help them develop coping skills.

Help children learn to cope with loss and change by providing support and reassurance, honesty and clarity. Help them also to understand that loss and stress are a normal part of life.

Acknowledge children’s feelings and try to understand and respect them, especially when they are going through a difficult time. Offer support and reassurance by asking questions and letting them talk about their feelings.

Try to support children in building their internal protective factors (eg good communication and problem-solving and social skills) by acknowledging and encouraging their skills when guiding their behavior.

Listen to children’s concerns Having a caring adult to turn to when they are troubled, someone who will listen, understand without judging, and help them solve problems, is a critical protective factor for children’s mental health. Listening to children and understanding their concerns lets them know they are important to you. Remember, however, that children may not always be able to explain how they feel. By observing their behaviour and gently inquiring about it you can often get a clearer picture of how they are feeling.

Provide reassurance Children often worry that the bad things they experience will happen again or get worse. For example, in a family breakup, when one parent or carer leaves the family, children often become anxious that the remaining parent or carer will also leave them. Similar worries are common when someone dies or is hospitalised. Often these kinds of fears are expressed through behaviours rather than words, such as becoming clingy, or being fearful about sleeping by themselves. Showing you understand children’s fears and providing reassurance and support is important for helping them cope. Making sure that children know what to do and who to seek help from in case you are unavailable or unwell is also very important – particularly when chronic illness or stress may affect your capacity to provide support.

Provide security Various kinds of stress and change can be very disruptive to family life. Maintaining regular routines, such as bedtimes and mealtimes, reduces disruptive impacts and helps to provide a sense of stability and security for children. Similarly, children are reassured by knowing that a responsible adult is taking care of them and looking after their needs.

Build children’s strengths – and allow for vulnerabilities Providing encouragement and positive feedback for children’s developing coping skills helps them to build confidence in their ability to manage difficult situations. Acknowledging and appreciating the help and support that children provide to you during stressful times also helps to build their strengths.

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At the same time, it is important to give children permission to not always have to be strong. Children who take on significant caring roles when parents or carers are struggling often hide their vulnerabilities. Their desire to avoid burdening parents and carers can cause additional hardship for these children, who need to know that support is available to them as well.

Talk to school staff School staff can provide more effective support for children at school when they understand some of the pressures they may be facing in other parts of their lives. It is often very reassuring for children as well as for parents and carers to know that teachers or other school staff understand their difficulties and are ready to provide support. Staff at your child’s school may also be able to provide you with support and advice, or help you find support services that can assist you and your children.

Seek additional help If your child shows signs of emotional or behavioural difficulties, it is important to seek professional help early, so that problems can be addressed before they get worse. Getting support for yourself, through family and friendship networks, your child’s school, or mental health or community services, is also very important.

Getting support helps to build your own resilience so you can provide more effective care for your children.

For more have a look at our information about knowing when to get help.

Article source:

https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/mental-health-matters/mental-health-basics-promoting-mental-health/suggestions-families

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Last Friday, nineteen of our Young Authors participated in a final workshop at Sebastopol Primary School. This workshop had a poetry focus and children’s author Claire Saxby returned to teach the students some useful writing skills. Students tried their hand at blackout poetry, explored emotion through music and art, and created a poem using metaphors and similes. They were also treated to scones, a tasty Subway lunch and gift bags as a reward for their efforts in the program. Our Young Authors represented Buninyong Primary School to a high standard and participated enthusiastically in all activities.

The Young Authors Program will culminate in a Celebration of Learning on the 16h August at the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility. Students from all the participating schools will be exhibiting their final written pieces for families and friends to enjoy. Invitations with further details will be sent out closer to the date.

Physical EducatioN

Gemma Bridges from 4AC

having a go at badminton!

Calendar Term 3: 27,28 & 31 July: golf clinics 5/6 & Scotsburn 7 August: local golf tournament 8 September – Division Athletics July – golf clinics grade 5/6/SB Tuesdays: After school netball grade 4/5/6 13 September: Celebration of Learning

REMINDER: As we head in to the wintery and very WET and MUDDY months, I would like to remind students and families that bringing a clean pair of runners to wear during PE in the gym is important. Due to the older grades having PE fortnightly I have asked the students to set a perpetual reminder/event on their Ipads and also to have other reminders at home. I ask that these reminders are updated for term 3. I will also be working on these with the 4-6 students at the start of their classes to ensure these are set up.

NETBALL TERM 3: The teams for after school netball have been finalised and a draw has been emailed to the families of the students involved. Games will be held on Tuesday nights at Llanberris. We do require more parent assistance for some of the games. So, please if your child is involved or you have some netball experience and you think you might like to give some of your time to coach contact myself or Narelle

Sullivan.

When:Sunday 22nd October

Where: South Gardens reserve, Lake Wendouree.

Why: 100% of every registration fee goes straight to the redevelopment of the Children’s Ward at Ballarat Base Hospital Events: Cotton On 12km Run, Cotton On Body 6km Run, 6km family walk, Cotton On Kids 1km KIDS run.

Everyone receives a FREE Run Ballarat T-shirt

19 September: SEDA basketball clinic Term 4: 10-26 October – Life Education Program 22 October – Geocaching 3 November: P-2 sports Milo Cricket T20 Blast Cup grade 3 and 4 Milo T20 Blast Cup grade 5 and 6

Acknowledgement to Country -

Thank you Jacob!

At our final assembly last term, we were pleased

to begin the ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ with

the assistance of Jacob G from grade 6. Jacob

did such a fantastic job, that he will now open

each assembly with the ‘Acknowledgement of

Country’ to pay respect to our cultural past.

Thanks Jacob!

How returning and borrowing books works in the Library

Grades Prep to Grades 4—only teachers can return and borrow books

Grades 5 and 6—Students can return and borrow books

I have had some children from the lower grades come to me advising that they have never borrowed a book which is under their name. As teachers alone return and borrow, that book has been borrowed under the student’s name.

I don't want any child to feel stressed because of a book they can’t find, I simply ask they have a good look and if it still can’t be found I will return the book out of their name and mark it as missing. Quite often the book hasn’t returned properly and will be sitting in the library. If the book is borrowed later it will automatically become available again in our system.

I want the children to enjoy their reading and if your child is upset because they can’t find a book just send me a note and I will sort everything out so they can borrow another book and relish their reading experiences.

On Monday the 14th of August (Week 5) is Science Day at Buninyong and we are running a poster competition. All students can create a poster on an A3 white sheet of paper to advertise the day and we will have prizes for the best posters. The posters can be hand drawn or computer generated. All posters should include:

A heading, whole school science day

The date – 14th August 2017

Text saying - Dress up in science themed clothes or costume

All posters are to be handed to either Mrs Micallef or Mrs Noyce by Friday the 4

th of August and will

be judged by the Art Team.

PIE DRIVE

It’s Pie Drive Time!!!

Golden Nugget Bakery

Please ask your family, friends, neighbours and workmates to place an order too.

An order form is being sent home today with the eldest child in the school. There is also a copy on the back page of this newsletter.

Orders are due: Friday 11th August

Delivery date: Friday 11th August

Payments can be cash or via Qkr (select School payments, fundraising, Pie drive 2017)

日本語

Nihongo (Japanese) News

JAPAN TOUR UPDATE

Students in grades 3-6 are focussing on the story of Sadako and the 1000 paper

cranes, and learning the story of Hiroshima. A ceremony is held on August

6th, the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Each year, 50,000

local citizens and visitors, ambassadors and dignitaries from around 70 countries, gather here to remember and also to pray for lasting world

peace. Students will be making paper cranes to take to hang at the memorial, and also create art to commemorate our

trip.

Lantern Floating Ceremony at Hiroshima

日本語 Fact or Fiction?

Japan has 4 Alphabet Scripts the use for writing

まる MARU BATSU ばつ

(True/Yes/Fact) (False/No/Fiction)

Write your answer ( o x ) on a piece of paper, along with your name and grade and put in the entry box at the office. You may

only enter once.

WINNER: おめでとう！Omedetou! Congratulations!

Well done to Abigail K in grade 4 who answered (MARU) and knew that the ancient warriors of Japan were called Samurai.

Japanese Joke of the Week:

Hakubaku Noodles: Only a FEW left! REDUCED—now only $2.50 per pack. Come and grab a bargain at the office… first in,

best dressed!

1 x UDON 6 x SOMEN 7 x SOBA 1 x RAMEN 6 x CHA SOBA

SCOTSBURN NEWS Photo Competition

All entries and money need to be given to Mr O’Loughlin (on memory stick or XD card for him to copy) by this Friday 28th July to be printed.

Spelling Mastery

We are off to a great start this term with our Spelling mastery Program. Just a reminder that the following parents have volunteered their time to support us. We do require 1 more parent helper on a Friday, so if you are available, please see Shaun ASAP.

Tuesday – Jodie Wednesday – Kelsey & Faith Thursday – Naomi

Grade 3 Camp

Camp is approaching quickly (8th & 9th August) for our Grade 3’s and Ms Hunter. Please ensure that any payments and forms are returned ASAP.

ABC Award

Gr P/1 – Isaac Le Maitre Gr 2/3 - Luke Valent Specialist Award – Claire Plier ROCCH Award - Tom Harrison - For showing determination and commitment in Quicksmart sessions.

Friday Rotations

Our first rotation for the term will be on Friday 28th July. Our groups will be doing the following:

Term 3 - Lunch Order Roster Lunch orders need to be collected from The Buninyong campus at 12.40pm.

Term 3 - Important Dates & Extra-

Curricular Events

Gr 4-6 Golf Clinics – 18th & 25

th July

PJ Day – 26th July

Debating Competition – 1st August

MS Read-a-thon – 1st August

Jeans for Genes Day – 4th August

Grade 3 Camp – 8th & 9

th August

Gr 4-6 Biocats Excursion – 14th August

Scotsburn Science Day – 15th August

Responsible Pet Day – 16th August

Book Week Dress Up Day – 25th August

Father’s Day Stall – 30th August

Grandparents Day – 1st September

Friday Whole School Assembly

This Friday is a whole school assembly. All students will start the day at the Buninyong campus and catch the bus back to Scotsburn after recess.

Winter Warm Up New for Winter, to chase away the winter blues - “I Like to Move It” morning heart starters on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:50am have started. During this time, the students will run, jump, skip, dance and whatever else we like, to keep us fit, healthy, warm and most importantly, energised for learning. If your child would like to be involved, they will need to be at school by 8:50am with their runners on.

PJ Day

When: Wednesday 26th July Why: To raise money for Breast Cancer Please bring a gold coin donation, or more if you wish! Ms Morris will be dropping in at 10.30am so that we can hand over the money donated for her to pass onto the Breast Cancer Charity of her choice. During the day we will have some Just Dance at recess, a mannequin challenge, a disco at lunch time and an opportunity to watch a movie in their PJ’s after lunch! Students can bring a special snack to eat during the movie if they like, such as popcorn or chips. No biscuits / lollies / chocolate please.

Gr 4-6 Golf Thursday

A reminder that the Grade 4-6’s will be participating in a golf lesson this Thursday 27th August. Students are reminded to meet at Buninyong at 9am and will catch the bus back to Scotsburn at 10.15am.

Congratulations Alice & Felix

Last week, Alice and Felix competed in the Cross Country State Championships at Bundoora. Both students competed extremely well and should be very proud of their efforts.

Talent Show is Back!

After the great success of our recent Talent Shows, students have another opportunity to participate in Term 3. Start practising ready for Tuesday 29th August (week 7). Please see Alice and Sienna (SC3) if you have any questions.

Ms Read-a-thon

This week, the Scotsburn students have received information regarding the MS Read-a-thon. It would be great if all families could support their children with this throughout the month of August. Please drop in and see Miss Wood if you have any trouble signing up.

Woolworths Earn & Learn

If you shop at Woolworths, it would be great if you could collect the Earn and Learn stickers and then drop them into the box in the Old Building. At the end of the promotion (September 19th), we will be able to redeem the stickers for educational resources.

Date Cooking

(Miss

Wood)

Team

Building

Activities

(Ms

Geddes)

Landcare/

Gardening

(Mr

O’Loughlin)

28th

July

Group 3

Nikki

Chapman

Group 1

Group 2

Kathryn Harbour

4th

Aug

Group 2

Deanna

Bantick

Group 3 Group 1

Jo Klein

DATE PARENT HELPER

27th July Naomi Moore

3rd August Rebecca Blackburn