“Together we can for every child, every day in every classroom”

Friday September 6th 2019 Issue No. 28 Principal: Mrs Roma McKinnon Dip.Ed B.Ed MSchLdrshp

www.rivergumps.vic.edu.au | Phone: 9799 1216 | Fax: 9799 3389

Dates to Remember

Thursday 19th September

Graduation Photos

Assembly at 2:15pm

Friday 20th September

Last Day of Term 3

Monday 7th October

First Day of Term 4

HOUSE POINTS TALLY

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Middle B Swimming This term Room 28 joined other Middle School students to participate in our

swimming and water safety programs.

Swimming has been fun this year, we are pretty sad it is over. We would like to

thank the swimming instructors for teaching us during fun swimming sessions.

Our favourite part was the last day of swimming, where we did a lot of fun

activities! There was even a bouncy castle. By Room 28.

NAPLAN Results

You can visit our school website www.rivergumps.vic.edu.au for further information about our school vision and how we showcase our students owning their learning.

“We enjoyed learning to dive into the water.” - Ezat and Deizel

“The last day was the best because we got to play so many games.” – Javid

On Friday the 6th of September. all Grade 3

and 5 students received their individual

NAPLAN results and notices to provide to

their parents or guardians

We would like to congratulate all students on

their efforts, we are very proud of your achievements!

Please contact your classroom teachers if have any

queries, questions or concerns. ENROLMENTS FOR 2020 ARE NOW DUE!

What’s happening at School?

2019 School Review

In 2019, we are in a year of review. Our review is scheduled for Term 4 and will look at our data from 2016 to 2019 and where we have achieved our goals. Furthermore this will assist us to create goals and benchmarks for student achievement at River Gum for the next 4 years and form part of our Strategic Plan.

Throughout the year, staff and school council have assisted in preparing River Gum Primary School for our review to ensure that our selected priorities and focus on our key areas have had the greatest impact on school improvement. Our self evaluation will be completed by the end of Term 3 ready for the 3 day re-view which will take place in Term 4.

We will continue to engage with School Council, parents and students so that our self evaluation reflects how we have done the work in the past and what might we do differently or focus on in the future.

2020 Enrolments

Our 2020 Enrolments are now due and transition is beginning in early Term 4. If you, family or friends have a child ready to start school in 2020, please contact the office to fill out enrolment forms as soon as possible.

Road Safety

To ensure student safety please remind students about the importance of road safety when crossing roads before and after school and when walking to and from school.

Second Hand Uniform Sales

Junior School Sleepover

Writing

Whilst driving play “I spy”, make number plate words, get your child to make up rhyming words,

read street signs and billboards and clap the syllables in words you can see

You can visit our school website www.rivergumps.vic.edu.au for further information about our school vision and how we showcase our students owning their learning.

Aphrodite Vantarakis: Intervention & Extension Teacher

Healthy Lunch Competition Bring a healthy lunch box to school and you could

go into a draw to win a piece of sports

equipment.

YOU WILL NEED:

1/2 cup snap peas 1/4 cup blueberries 1/2 apple sliced 100 gram cheddar cheese sliced 2 tbsp. hummus 8 seeded whole-grain crackers

METHOD:

1. Pack snap peas, blueberries, apple, cheese, hummus and crackers in a divided bento-style lunch box or in separate containers with lids.

Healthy Fact : Yoga can boost your cognitive function and

lowers stress.

- Principal Roma McKinnon

THIS WEEKS RECIPE : Clean Eating Bento Box

Parents and families are welcome to contact

the office to arrange a time to purchase 2nd

hand uniform.

Junior Spelling Bee On Wednesday 4/9 we had our final for the Junior Spelling Bee

competition. It was a lot of fun, congratulations to all the

finalists (Legacy, Isabella, Alec, Kunwar, Alexis, Sidra, Amir,

Alina, Daniella, Aleksi, Kaino, Nazaes, Waris, Alizay, Yasmin,

Jayden and Risa). It was a great performance by Anthony who

came 3rd. A massive well done to Cynthia and Sara for coming

equal second, and a huge congratulations to Dylan for winning

the first Junior Spelling Bee and claiming the grand prize...A

NINTENDO SWITCH!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

FOLLOWING STUDENTS!

1st - Dylan

2nd - Cynthia & Sara

3rd - Anthony

Sheneli Gamlath - R07 Michael Talione - R13 Jonathan Chong - R20 Daniel Lim - R02

Well done with your sounds

this week. You have been

working very had in our MSL

sessions. Keep it up!

Congratulations on moving up

two levels in your reading. You

try so hard and it is fantastic to

see your hard work paying off!

For making great improvement

in his writing. It is wonderful to

see you becoming more

independent and confident.

Well done!

For achieving your maths goals!

Well done!

Isa Ziberoski - R15 Yasmin Mohamed - R19 Jazzrel Baylon - R10 Safar Sultani - R30

For using his mathematical

knowledge and critical

thinking during maths this

week!

For always being on task, and

always putting in 110% effort.

For showing resilience whilst

aiming to improve your literacy

skills.

For showing amazing effort

throughout the whole week,

especially in his maths and

dinosaur diorama. Well done

Safar on a great week!

Indy Brown - R10 Vins Roxas - R09 Anthony Banh - R21 Olivia Santhaseelan - R01

For going above and beyond

with her work this week and

participating in group discus-

sions.

For making very good choices

this week and working really

hard on your information report.

For a fantastic result in the

junior spelling bee! Well done

on your hard work and courage

representing R21!

For reaching level E in reading

and showing outstanding

growth in her comprehension.

Mina Rezai - R08 Keira McGoon - R22 Andre Mak - R04 Marc Shortland - R28

For trying her absolute best in

every single session this week!

You have done such a great

job in both writing and maths.

Well done!

For voluntarily completing extra

work at home to develop her

literacy skills. Well done Keira!

For increasing the amount of

nights you have been reading

at home! Keep it up!

For always being a kind and

considerate member of our

class, and always ensuring

everyone is safe and happy!