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NEWSLETTER No. 32 – 20
th August, 2015
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teacher, please email it to [email protected]
If you need to contact the Out of School Hours Program please call 0420 637 931. Thank you
Important School Diary Dates for 2015
Aug 24 Mon Book Parade – 9.10 a.m. Try Booking ticket sales open at 8.00 a.m. Education Sub-Committee Meeting – Staffroom – 7.00 p.m. Sept 1 Tues Pupil Free Day – No School for Children 5 Sat Working Bee – 1.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. (see page 5) 9 Wed TryBooking ticket sales close at 5.00 p.m. 10 Thur Whole School Rehearsal School Performance 1 – 5.00 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. School Performance 2 – 7.30 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. 11 Fri Grade 3-6 Swimming finishes 14 Mon District Athletics 18 Fri End of Term 3 – 2.30 p.m. 19 Sat International Talk Like A Pirate Day Oct 4 Sun Daylight Savings Begins 5 Mon Start of Term 4 – 9.00 a.m. 6 Tues Division Athletics 7 Wed P-2 Swimming Begins 12-13 M&T Grades 1/2 ST Camp to Mount Evelyn 13-14 T&W Grades 1/2DNJ Camp to Mount Evelyn (Please note: there is no swimming this week) 14 Wed Region Athletics 20 Tues Italian Day Nov 2 Mon Pupil Free Day – No School for Children 3 Tues Melbourne Cup Day – Public Holiday Dec 18 Fri End of Term 4 – 1.30 p.m.
Musical Booking Information is on Page 4
'Book Parade' is on Monday – No assembly or Pupil of the Week
Student Achievement A letter to the Principal - extract Dear Ms Williams, I was fortunate enough to be volunteering at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in Footscray last Friday (7 August) when a very large and generous donation of foodstuffs and toiletries from the Northcote Primary community was delivered by Lou S, her son Max D, and a friend of Ms S's. This donation was initiated by Max and organised through the junior school council, with contributions being made by every class. On behalf of all of the staff and volunteers at the ASRC, I am writing to say thank you very much for your school's wonderful donation. We wish to thank Max for his inspiring initiative, the junior school council for organising the collection, and the school community for the donations. I also wish to thank Lou, Max and their friend for helping us unload another food delivery that had arrived just minutes before they came! We were very short of volunteers on that day, and I am very grateful for their help in dealing with a rush of deliveries. To do its work, the ASRC requires support from the Australian community - financially, in kind, and as volunteers. We volunteers in the food bank are constantly humbled by the generosity of so many people. It is especially inspiring when youngsters like Max demonstrate great humanity and kindness and organise a community collection. Please pass on our thanks to everyone at Northcote Primary for their great kindness. Best wishes, Andrew Trembath Food bank volunteer, Wednesdays and Fridays Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Footscray Congratulations Max D, and all children who responded to the call for donations, as you can see, it was much appreciated.
National Recognition Month for School Support Staff During August, we acknowledge and celebrate National Recognition Week for Education Support Staff. I would like to acknowledge our school Support Staff and the vital work that they do to contribute to our school being a safe, orderly and caring environment for our children to be in. Thank you to:
Lyn Ramsay – Business Manager, monitors our school finances
Jo Hurst – office reception or Dr Jo as some of the children would call her for her First Aid duties!
Michel Stanley – our Out of School Hours Administrator; Office Reception & Administration
Meg Marsh – Office Reception & Administration
Susi Allender – Library technician and passionate children’s book genie
Brooke Apollonio – Teaching Support
Susan Dall’osto – Teaching Support Thank you to all our Education Support Staff, you all do a wonderful job and you are truly appreciated and acknowledged every month of the school year!
Senior Campus Update I have just had confirmation today, that the Education Department will cover all restoration works to the Senior Campus, including the cricket nets and will commence works on Monday, 24th August. Great news!
Principal’s Conference Ross, Assistant Principal, and I, will be attending the Darebin Schools Network Principal Conference on Monday, 24th August, and Tuesday 25th August, of next week. The Conference this year will focus on Health and Wellbeing for School Leaders. Research data shows that while there is considerable variance between Principal class practitioner’s state of Health and Wellbeing, overall well-being scores are lower than for the average ‘citizen’. The report highlights the need for Principal class and aspiring School Leaders to participate in targeted professional learning in order to support their professional practice and personal well-being. The conference aims to provide us with a better understanding of how we can improve our mental and physical health and develop our strategies for dealing with the sometimes complex and/ or highly charged emotional interactions that occur in school communities. It is also a great opportunity to network with our Darebin school colleagues and share practice and strategies. I feel fortunate that I belong to a very supportive local collegiate group of Principals, who are always generous with time and sharing of ideas regarding the many educational, instructional, technical, operational, strategic, legal, and so on, that comes with the leadership role of being the Principal in a school. Linda, Acting Leading Teacher and Prep-2 Team Leader, will be Acting Principal for the two days while Ross and I are on the Conference. I know she will do a great job and we are leaving the school in very good hands!
The Education Sub-committee of School Council is really keen to hear your views on how NPS is going with
reporting on student progress, particularly what you like (or don't like) about the reports and the 3-way
conference process. Please go to the link at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NPSSchoolReport to fill in
an online survey, which will take between 5 and 10 minutes.
The survey will be open until Monday August 24th and results will be discussed at the Education Sub-Committee and fed back through the school newsletter. The Education subcommittee will meet on Monday 24th August at 7.00 p.m. in the school staffroom. All parents are welcome. Please contact Scott Meaklim ([email protected] ) if you plan to join us.
Concerns have been raised regarding the ‘Cosmic Light Beam Torch’ reward item due to the inclusion of four button batteries that can be accessed by unscrewing the back of the torch. Whilst this reward has been independently tested and deemed to meet relevant product standards the Commonwealth Bank have made the decision to proactively withdraw this item from the School Banking Rewards Program. Parents/Guardians are requested to dispose of any ‘Cosmic Light Beam Torches’ their child may have already received as part of the Rewards Program. Students who have previously received a ‘Cosmic Light Beam Torch’ are welcome to redeem an alternative reward item.
As from 8.00 a.m. Monday, August 24th, tickets will be available from Try Booking for our Annual School Production. Bookings will close at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday September 9th. *Please note that students in grades 3-6 will be in BOTH shows. *Prep L & Prep W and 1/2ST will participate in the 5.00 p.m. show ONLY. *Prep N and 1/2DNJ will participate in the 7.30 p.m. show ONLY **Prices are as follows:
Adults: $15.00 Concession Card Holders and Seniors with a valid card: $10.00 Students under 18: $5.00
**All bookings will incur a 30 cent booking fee on the website. *PLEASE NOTE: You DO NOT have to pay for current NPS students. They have allocated seating. A child on your lap does not need to pay. However, any other child NEEDS A TICKET. Below are the 2 URL addresses you can access the direct booking site: http://www.trybooking.com/ITUR
http://www.trybooking.com/153989 You can also go to the Try Booking site and search for ‘BOSTON TOWERS’. If you have any problems you can contact me on: [email protected]
Library News
Dear Parents,
We have updated our library system and can now send overdue library notices to your
email. (Please be patient if we have some teething problems with it). Students can also
now borrow books for two weeks!
Thanks
Susi
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This working Bee will focus on completing the following tasks at the
Senior campus to be completed on the day
Planting trees, Olives, Apples and Citrus
Preparing new garden beds
Spreading mulch on new beds
Installing garden retaining boards along the bottom of the fence
General cleaning and sweeping
School campus wish list if time permits
Retaining wall for garden bed – Henry Street
General sweeping and cleaning
Raking and rejuvenating soft fall in Adventure Playgrounds
Planting in the Kitchen garden
Installation of watering system in front garden
In the school foyer there is a noticeboard with this list of tasks and the tools you will need to bring to complete
them.
Please put your name beside the task you wish to be involved with. This will assist with organising teams and also
give us numbers for the BBQ afterwards.
If you are unable to get to school to do this please email me on [email protected] and I will add
your name to the list
Thanks
Ross Bennie
Mixed Netball Regionals Report Last Thursday, 13th August, the Northcote Penguins went to Banyule Netball Centre to compete in the regional netball competition. Here we played three games of netball against other division winners. We won our first game against Fitzroy Community School, though it was a tight game. The next game was against an all-boys team from Kismet Park. The Penguins lost this game, but some fantastic skills were displayed by the Penguins. The last game the Penguins played was against Eltham East, we lost this game as well. The Penguins finished third on the Northern Metropolitan ladder. It was a strenuous day of netball but it was great that the Penguins made it that far through the competition. Well done to Indigo, Niamh, Xara, Mia, Heidi, Ella, Georgia, Hannah, Ethan M, Miles, Thomas and Kai By Hannah Kelly
Ciao A Tutti! (Hello Everyone!) Wow! What a great start to the term! The Year 3 and 4 students have been learning about numbers and number patterns and the Year 5 and 6 students have been busy learning about Italian gestures and creating cartoon strips! We are making a mini movie next week in the 5/6 area and learning more about the Italian influences in our local community of Northcote with the 3/4's! THE DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY COMPETITION RESULTS: The Annual Dante Alighieri state wide poster competition is always of a high standard. Students who choose to enter compete against other students in the state. I am proud of the efforts and commitment of each student and of the pieces of work which were submitted to represent our school. Si (Yes) the results have just been released. I am extremely pleased to announce that Northcote P.S. has 2 prize winners, two brothers in fact! This is a first! Congratulations to both George and Jonathan who both received 3rd Placing in the state for their year level! The brothers will be representing our school at a special awards ceremony at The University of Melbourne with both date and venue to be confirmed. Both George and Jonathan will be receiving a trophy with their name engraved on it, a prize, a certificate and they will have their photo taken for Il Globo - the Italian newspaper. Congratulations also to the following students who have received recognition for their high achievements. These students will receive a certificate- date to be confirmed.
Result Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Terzo Premio George P Jonathan P Eccellenza Dean K Tas K Georgia B Pregio Andersen
W Bianca S
Kai S George T
Leah C
Hannah K Sabrina N Imogen N
Lode Ella S Matthew R Alannah S
Emma B Adam C Molly B Rosa L Lily M
Merito Claudia M Amelie M
Charlie M Jorja N
Lotte B Veronica L Alex M Grace P Phoebe S Eva V
Besinda C Kate J Aimee M Dane T
Ella O Iris B Alicia C Holly L Stephanie M Ivy P Mica S Sophie V
Partecipazione Max D Erin G Skadi H Sarah J Jemma T
Caleb B Ethan M
Italian Day Will Be On Tuesday 20th October. Stay tuned for more information regarding assistance required for collation of return slips per each class and pizza and gelato distribution on our special day! Italian Student Committee: This year the standard of applications was extremely high. Deciding who to choose was very difficult! I have managed to finalise the following students. Congratulations to: Year 3: Phoebe Year 4: Gully Year 5: Mica, Finn A, Holly, Lachlan, Alicia, Lexi, Iris, Ella, Amirah. Year 6: Bellissa, Imogen, Max D, Tahlia, Niamh, Hannah and Sabrina.
The students have had their first meeting this week and they will be surveying the school community next week regarding possible flavours for gelato. Until next time, grazie for your continuing support and stay tuned for some Italian Apps in coming weeks! Saluti (cheers), Signorina Rosa Italian Teacher and Co-ordinator. Mon/Tues Buongiorno tutti. My name is Elena Frazzetto and I am having the pleasure and privilege of teaching Italian to the Preps and Grades 1-2. Preps are thoroughly enjoying ‘Nella Vecchia Fattoria’, -Old MacDonald had a Farm and learning about farm animals as well as animals from different habitats. They have looked at the sentence structure of ‘il mio animale preferito è….my favourite animal is’ as well as being able to describe their animal as ‘grande-big and piccolo-small’. Grade 1-2 have been consolidating their knowledge of responses to greetings and class directions in Italian. Our topic of study has been ‘Il Corpo’ - the body. As well as familiarising the vocabulary of body parts through song and games, they have progressed admirably in putting a descriptive sentence together. They are also experiencing the beginning of familiarisation with the verb ‘to have.’ E.g. ‘Io ho i capelli lisci, ricci e biondi. Ho gli occhi blu.’- I have long curly blonde hair. I have blue eyes. Buona giornata a tutti.
This week and last week the 5/6 area welcomed three special guest speakers. These guest speakers are parents and
friends of NPS who came to share their wealth of knowledge of an area of science. Each speaker wowed the
audience with great examples and explanations of how science is used in their everyday life.
Paul Gregory (father of Tatiana prep, Luca year 4) impressed the
5/6s with examples of air vortices (in planes and Formula 1 cars)
and how the science behind vortices is used in meteorology.
David Tingay (father of
Jemma, year 5) thrilled the
students by conducting experiments with dry ice. The experiments where
hypothesised, observed and explained by the students and they saw how dry
ice moves from different states of matter. Not only can dry ice make cool
effects, it also is used to snap freeze samples in research labs.
Cat Harvey (friend of NPS) fascinated the 5/6s with information about the
cretaceous period and how fossils are used to gather evidence about the past.
Each guest speaker brought a unique perspective of how they use science in their
everyday life and how an area of interest can be captivated to become a valuable
career. Welcoming the guests to the 5/6 area was a great way to launch and
celebrate National Science Week.
Nicole (5/6 teacher).
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