Term 1 has flown by, leaving us with some brilliant memories, the most recent

one being our 2017 Fete. On behalf of the school community, I would like to

recognise the hard work of our PFA members. The combined commitment of the

2016 and 2017 members has raised over $23,000 for our latest fundraising focus.

We are now in a position to purchase the Audio Visual Installation for our gym.

With the 27th April scheduled for work to commence, we will be able to utilise

this fabulous set up at our “Resilience Project” evening when we share our facility

with Chelsea Primary and the local kindergartens for this free community event.

(details on page 3 below)

Uniform Survey

In 2016, School Council reviewed our uniform policy, WEL009 Uniform. As with all

change, it is important to measure its success and identify any areas for

improvement. As such, the School Council – with the assistance of interested

parents – have put together a survey for you to complete. Your participation in

this survey is crucial if we are to receive a true measure of the impact of the

uniform policy amendments.

Please follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YFJ6Z5J to complete

the Uniform Survey prior to Friday 21st April, 2017.

NAPLAN Success Again!! With the media constantly reporting poor performance in our schools and

questioning our capability as teachers, I find it a challenge at times to remain

positive and continue to trust in the path our school is following. At CHPS, we

strive to build generative knowledge amongst our students and resist the

systemic “push” to teach to the test, as we recognise the fragility of the learning

achieved by this. Receiving the following letter (see over page) from Australian

Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) was therefore cause

for great celebration amongst both our staff and the School Improvement Team.

This is the second year in a row that CHPS has been recognised for NAPLAN

results, which are demonstrating substantially above average gain. Needless to

say we are hoping to achieve the trifecta!

Chelsea Heights Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Issue 2

P: 03 9772 4139 e: chelsea.heights.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Fri 31st March

Easter Bonnet Parade

Last day of Term 1

Early dismissal 2:30pm

Tues 18th April

Term 2 commences

Wed 19th—Fri 21st April

The Summit Camp—Level 6

Fri 28th April

CHPS House Cross Country

Monday 1st May

Mothers’ Day Stall

Monday 8th May

School Council Meeting 8pm

Fri 12th May

Curriculum Day—NO SCHOOL

Sun 21st May

Term 2 Working Bee 9am

Mon 22nd May

The Resilence Project Parent

Information session 7pm

BOOK NOW

April 2017

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School Holidays

Term 2 resumes (TUESDAY)

The Summit Camp Level 6

CHPS House Cross Country

Principal Report cont….

Dear Principal As you know, ACARA publishes the latest data on around 10,000 Australian schools on the My School website each year. The 2017 update will take place on Wednesday 8 March and will include: · 2016 NAPLAN results for schools · 2016 school profile and population data · 2015 school financial information, including capital expenditure and sources of funding. Since 2013, ACARA has released information on schools that demonstrate substantially above average gain in their NAPLAN results, as students progress from Year 3 to Year 5 and from Year 7 to Year 9. Identifying substantially above average gain Identified high gain schools demonstrated substantial NAPLAN improvement in both reading and numeracy (except where noted) as follows: 1. an overall gain that exceeds the national average by more than one standard deviation unit; and 2. an overall gain higher than schools with similar ICSEA levels, by more than one standard deviation unit; and 3. an overall gain higher than that shown by students with the same NAPLAN starting score, also by more than one standard deviation unit. In addition, to ensure diverse representation of schools within each state and territory and across ICSEA levels, some schools that do not meet these strict criteria on all three criteria, but nonetheless show gains that are significantly above average in reading and numeracy, were also identified. All identified schools had to have matched NAPLAN results for at least 15 students and the overall percentages of matched students had to be higher than 70%. I am pleased to advise that ACARA has identified your school as having demonstrated substantially above average gain in NAPLAN results. On behalf of ACARA, I would like to extend my congratulations to you and your school community on this achievement. Gains of this magnitude are significant and worthy of highlighting and acknowledgement. ACARA will be holding stakeholder and media briefings on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February respectively. Education journalists from mainstream media (representing the ABC, SBS, and the national, state and territory papers of News Limited and Fairfax) are expected to attend. We will be providing journalists and stakeholders with the names of schools such as yours which have been identified as having demonstrated substantially above average gain, as well as providing journalists with embargoed access to the 2017 My School data. You may be contacted by media outlets regarding your school’s achievements. How and whether you choose to respond to these contacts is up to you based on your established media protocols, but please note that this information is under strict embargo until Wednesday 8 March 2017. In preparation for any media inquiries you may have, please find attached a fact sheet which further explains the methodology behind identifying these schools for your information. Regards Robert Randall Robert Randall Chief Executive Officer Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority<http://www.acara.edu.au/> Level 13 | Tower B | Centennial Plaza | 280 Elizabeth Street | Sydney | NSW 2000

We are delighted to announce that on Monday 22

May we will be co-hosting ‘The Resilience Project’

Parent Information Session with Chelsea Primary

School for current and prospective parents. The

Parent Information Night will be conducted by Martin

Heppell who will provide an inspiring and

motivational talk which focuses on how to build

resilience in our children and ourselves.

It is a FREE event and you are required to book your

tickets in advance! We have already sold a significant

amount of tickets within 24 hours so seating is

limited. Please book on the link below:

https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?

eid=270977

We strongly suggest that you view the link below as it

will provide you with a further understanding of the

The Resilience Project:

https://vimeo.com/77479008

Here’s a little bit about Martin:

Martin’s background is unique. He spent a considerable

amount of time growing up in Borneo (whilst his father

studied an Iban Dayak headhunting tribe). He was also

educated in different parts of South East Asia. He is

heavily influenced by the morals and values that he and

his family were surrounded by whilst living with the

Iban. After finishing high school in

Melbourne, Martin spent 3 years in the AFL system,

playing AFL football for St Kilda and Melbourne and

then for Norwood in the SANFL. Subsequent years were

then spent travelling the world backpacking for nearly 3

years, and upon return to Australia, Martin studied

primary teaching. After completing his degree at

Melbourne University, he commenced teaching at

Auburn Primary. After 4 years, he was appointed as the

Assistant Principal at Auburn Primary where he held

that role for another 4 years – focusing on student well-

being, educational leadership and cultural change. He

has also coached AFL football at the Box Hill Hawks, and

as First XVIII coach at both Carey Grammar and Xavier

College. In all environments, he has thrived in situations

that have presented challenges and have required

optimism. He is passionate about children being given

the opportunity to be raised in a positive manner that

evokes confidence and a zest for life.

Assistant Principal’s Report

Rug for the Sensory Room

The Longbeach Place Urban Yarn Art group have

kindly made this amazing rug for our Sensory Room.

We want to thank them as there has obviously been a

huge amount of time and effort involved in this

beautiful creation! Come and see our Snuggle Pot and

Cuddle Pie and Peace Book displays at “The Highway

Gallery” in Mt Waverley (details on Page 22).

Assistant Principal Report cont….

Attendance

It is extremely important to send your child to school as

much as possible. There can be social and academic

implications when students take significant period of

leave from school. I have included an excerpt from the

Education Department around absentees.

Going to school every day is the single most important

part of your child’s education. Students learn new

things at school every day – missing school puts them

behind.

Why it’s important

We all want our students to get a great education, and

the building blocks for a great education begin with

students coming to school each and every day.

If students miss school regularly, they miss out on

learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for

success in the later years of school.

There is no safe number of days for missing school –

each day a student misses puts them behind, and can

affect their educational outcomes.

Each missed day is associated with progressively lower

achievement in numeracy, writing and reading.

Getting in early

Attendance patterns are established early – a child

regularly missing days in kindergarten or in the early

years of school will often continue to miss classes in the

later years, and receive lower test scores than their

classmates. It’s vital that students go to school every

day – even in the early years of primary school.

What we can do

The main reasons for absence are:

Sickness – There are always times when students need

to miss school, such as when they’re ill. It’s vital that

they’re only away on the days they are genuinely sick,

and setting good sleep patterns, eating well and

exercising regularly can make a big difference.

It's vital that holidays are planned during school

holidays where possible, and not during the term if it

can be avoided.

“Day off” – Think twice before letting your child have a

“day off” as they could fall behind their classmates –

every day counts.

Truancy – This is when students choose not to go to

school without their parents’ permission. There can be

many reasons for truancy. The best way to address this

is for schools and parents to work together.

If for any reason your child must miss school, there are

things you can do with your school to ensure they don’t

fall behind:

Speak with your classroom teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up.

Develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.

Remember, every day counts. If your child must miss

school, speak with your classroom teacher as early as

possible. Openly communicating with your child's

school about all absences is a good way to prevent

attendance issues being escalated to a School

Attendance Officer. A School Attendance Officer is a

Department of Education and Training Regional

Director who has authority to follow up attendance

issues. Attendance issues that are escalated can lead to

an Infringement Notice. If you’re having attendance

issues with your child, please let your classroom

teacher know so we can work together to get your child

to school every day.

Pia Licciardo

Assistant Principal

The School Day Start of School Bell: 9am

Fruit break: 10am

Morning Recess: 11am to 11.30am

(children eat 10-15 minutes before bell)

Lunch Recess: 1.40pm to 2.30pm

(children eat at approx. 1:30pm)

End of School Bell: 3.30pm

Student Leaders 2017

On Monday 6th March the leadership badges were given out at assembly by Mr. Tim Richardson. Mr. Richardson is our local Member of Parliament. In order to get a Level 6 role, you have to earn stamps, create a speech that is presented in front of the class and then be voted in for the position. This is all done during your Level 5 year. In assembly the leaders spoke about their roles and qualities that they need to develop throughout the year. Congratulations to our 2017 leaders! We wish them well. From the Promotions Team Leaders - Will L and Zoe

School Captains – Taylah L and Will F

Promotions – Will L and Zoe C

Sustainability – Kristiana N and Isizeki U

Organisation – Nikhil B and Sanya J

Fundraising – Georgia and Dylan O

Marine Ambassadors – Shailey R, Logan W, Kai J, Emily C

CURRICULUM REPORT

Whole School Writing Program

To ensure continual growth of all our students in

fiction and non-fiction writing, a significant component

of our 2017 Annual Implementation Plan is focused

around overhauling and developing an approach to the

teaching of writing that meets the needs of all of our

students. A key part of this is creating a set of essential

skills that we believe are vital in supporting our

students in being successful writers across all genres.

Being a confident writer means having a firm

understanding of the language features and structures

of various text types, for example, the way we write a

Narrative text is significantly different to how we

approach a Persuasive piece. Exposure to various types

of texts is a key aspect of helping students build their

understanding of the purpose of different styles of

writing, and you can help with this by sharing poems,

letters, stories, newspaper articles with your child.

Having a discussion with them about the type of

language and the layout is a great way to support the

learning happening at school.

Paula Baker (Whole School Writing Portfolio Leader)

has been working with Di Schmidt to overhaul the

Standards that should be taught at each level of the

school to support students in developing their skills in

writing as they progress through the years. They have

delivered Professional Learning to all teachers so that

all staff have a clear understanding of what students

need to learn to become confident and skilled writers.

We look forward to seeing this work translate into

classrooms through Proficiency Scales that students

can refer to when setting goals and self-assessing

within the area of writing.

Planning Week

It has been exciting and enjoyable to be a part of Sub

School Planning Days throughout this week. The

culture of collaboration and the high levels of shared

expertise amongst our staff makes these days a great

success which impacts directly on the teaching and

learning that occurs in the following term. Having a

whole day to work with Sub School groups means

there is transparency around what we are teaching, a

scaffolded approach across the whole school, careful

planning around extra-curricular events and wonderful

opportunities to share best practice and effective

teaching strategies. You will receive an overview of

concepts to be covered in term two early next term.

Aleesha Wood

Curriculum Co-ordinator

Our teachers … PLANNING

FETE

What a wonderful day we had for our fete, although

slightly hot. Thank you to all those who came along.

PFA hope you had a fantastic time.

Thank you also to everyone who helped on the day

and everyone who brought along lucky jars, lucky dips,

food items and chocolate. All these donations meant

more moneys raised coming back to our school.

PFA were delighted to hear we have achieved the

target for our new sound system and cannot wait to

see this installed into the school hall.

It was the first of many exciting events organised by

the PFA this year.

PFA CONTACT

If you have any queries, questions, concerns or

suggestions then please feel free to contact

Rowena Clayton at email address

chps.pfa@gmail.com

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

Our second hand uniform shop continues to be

open regularly during term one.

Chelsea Heights Primary School

Parents and Friends Association.

Where everyone is welcome. EASTER CELEBRATIONS

At Friday’s end of term assembly, students will be

able to show off their beautiful creations in the

Easter bonnet parade. We encourage all parents

who can to come along and join in the fun.

Also at assembly we will be drawing the Easter

raffle and announcing the winner of the “Guess

how many Easter eggs in a jar” competition.

Guesses for this competition will be open until

recess on that last day of term at 50 cents a guess.

MOTHER’S DAY STALL

The annual Mother’s Day stall will be held in the

first week of May. Hopefully all students will have

a great choice of gift for their mother,

grandmothers and any other special mother

figures.

This year we are also hoping to organise a

Mothers Day Pancake breakfast. Look out for

notices coming home early next term to order

your pancakes and have a yummy breakfast at

school.

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Now the fete is all over PFA will be working hard to

organise many more fun events for the rest of the

year.

We will be looking into these at our next meeting

and plans will begin and dates set for more events

including the disco, a mothers’ movie night and

another trivia night, just to mention a few.

A save the dates list will be posted in the next

newsletter.

Please support these business that have kindly

contributed to our School Fete:

…..and our MAJOR sponsors…..

My Chemist in Chelsea Heights

Dan Murphy’s

Cucina Dolce

Kimekai Karate

Little Sheepish Cafe

Toby Haenen Swim School

The Waxxx Room

Woolworths in Chelsea

KP Performance Training

Long Beach Hotel Chelsea

Mathis School of Dancing

Ann Richardson—Painting Classes

Piano Lessons with Paige Jasiewicz

Step into Life with Caroline

CJ’s Nails in Chelsea

Outback Spirit—Native Foods

Piccoli Portraits

Auteur Bloom—Prose and Plants

All grandparents and parent helpers

All PFA members

All Fete committee members

All teachers and admin staff

Grandparents of O'Neill family - Shirley and Ken Mirams who donated the bike!

2017

Parent Payments 2017

Parent Payments are important in enabling us to

provide the best learning environment for the

children at Chelsea Heights Primary School. Thank you

to the families who have already paid their

contributions. Parent Payments are now due. In order

for students to attend excursions and incursions, your

child’s Optional Extras need to be paid. These can be

paid on a Term-by-Term basis if required (via Qkr!) or

the yearly amount can be paid (via Qkr!). If you are

experiencing financial difficulties please contact our

Business Manager, Anne

Leggett, to discuss a payment

plan.

The CSEF (Camps, Sports &

Excursions Fund) is available to Concession Card

holders. The government pays $125 per child if you

are eligible. Details are below in this newsletter.

Late Passes

All students are expected to be at school and ready to

commence the day of learning at 9.00am. If your child

is late for school, that is, the 9am bell has rung and

your child is not in class ready to commence the day’s

programs, parents will need to take the student/s to

the office for a late pass. Monitors will collect children

in Foundation to Level 2 from the office and children

in Level 3 to Level 6 will be given a late pass that must

then be presented to the class teacher. Please do not

accompany your child to their classroom.

Collecting your Child Early

If you are collecting your child early you need to

report to the school office, tell office staff the

arrangements and they will sign-out your child/ren

using Sentral and arrange for them to be brought to

the office.

Parent Contact Details

It is vital we have up to date phone numbers for

families. In emergency situations and if your child is

sick, it is crucial that we can contact you easily. If you

have changed your phone number or your

Emergency Contacts have altered, please either use

the Sentral Parent Portal to update these or send the

school an email

mailto:chelsea.heights.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Medical Conditions

If your child has any medical condition it is vital to let

the class teacher know at the start of every year.

Although hand-overs are done from teacher to

teacher it is important that teachers receive this

information first-hand. If your child has an

anaphylaxis or asthma plan these need to be

provided to the school as well as their asthma puffer

and or EpiPen which should be clearly labelled.

Paying on QKR!

Please ensure when making payments on QKR! that

you finalise the transaction by ‘Going to Checkout’

and then ‘Making Payment’. It can be easy to forget

when you are in a rush!

Medication

Staff can only administer medication if a parent gives

written notification. Please come to the office to

complete a Medication Form. All containers must be

labelled with your child’s name, the dose to be taken

as well as when and how it should be taken. Please

note staff do not administer non-prescription

medication such as Panadol or vitamins.

Hats

School hats need to be worn until the end of April

and be clearly labelled with your child’s name.

Children are required to wear their hat outside at

recess, lunch and during sport. All children need to

have a red wide brimmed hat. No Hat, No Play. It is

also a good idea, during the summer months, to pack

a sunscreen in your child’s bag, so they can re-apply

during the day.

Some Reminders from the Office

Staff Carpark

The staff car park is designated for teachers, staff

and school business related visitors. It is also there

for school members that have approved disabled

parking permits. Due to limited spaces, parents are

requested not to park in this car park or even use it

With the holidays soon approaching and the routine of

school being put on hold for two weeks, I thought it

would be a good idea to reflect on the concept of self-

regulation and being the “master of our feelings” –

thinking with our brain and not our emotions.

I think it can be safely said that we have all experienced

an almost countless number of instances when we

have failed to manage our emotions and ended up

doing things that we regretted. I've no doubt that such

instances will, for most of us, come again and we will

find ourselves doing the wrong thing, knowing it's

wrong and unable to stop ourselves.

Hopefully, such instances occur with less frequency

over the passage of time and with our increasing self-

awareness comes the self-regulation that will help us

behave rationally and do what is right even when we

don't want to.

This of course may not be the case and for some of us

the short fuse that leads to unwarranted emotional

outbursts seems to be getting shorter. Self-regulation,

especially in trying circumstances, continues to elude

us and despite our age we fall victim to emotions with

damaging regularity.

It appears that self-regulation is a life-long work-in-

progress and the journey requires vigilance if the

outcome of a calm, contented-yet emotionally fulfilling

existence is to be achieved.

Emotions are powerful motivators of action and, from

what I understand, we are born with many of them at

full power.

If we accept, that as adults, there have been many

instances when we have found it hard to keep our

emotions regulated, and if we are willing to admit that

there have been too many times when we have failed,

then we can accept and understand how difficult being

in control of emotions must be for children. And how

much guidance, training and practise it will take to

master the self-regulation that ensures appropriate and

acceptable behaviour in the broadest range of

circumstances.

Self-regulation requires being able to generate

thoughts capable of calming the emotions that are

moving us towards inappropriate actions. Finding

those soothing thoughts is not always easy and

children need many opportunities to practise this skill

if it is to come anywhere near being a reflex. Soothing

thoughts (or if you prefer, strong or calming

thoughts) can take the form of actual words said to

oneself, mental images, music, songs or other mental

tricks that divert the onward rush of emotions.

Punishment

Scolding, threatening or punishing children teaches

them little about how to manage a challenging

sequence of events that can be confusing and nearly

impossible to understand when they’re caught in its

powerful grip. Punishment simply makes children feel

bad about not having a capability they have had no

instruction in attaining.

With each consequence for their inability their

resentment rises - destructive emotions become

more powerful and the belief that self- control is

beyond them gains more traction. Eventually there is

no point in trying and rather than make the effort and

fail, they make no effort at all. They allow their

emotions to overwhelm them and appear to

deliberately do that which upsets others.

Win-Win

What we need to do is to help them make sense of

the ways and means to manage their emotions. Think

of all the benefits for children, and the adults who

work with them, from being skilled at regulating

emotions. It’s easy to see that learning to do so is not

just worthwhile but essential. A significant side

benefit of helping children learn how to self-soothe is

that we improve our own ability to do the same. We

only need to think of the last time we had an adult

hissy-fit, an emotional outburst, an overreaction to a

situation to see that when it comes to self-regulation

there is always room for improvement. Helping

children to achieve self-mastery may be the perfect

way to help ourselves.

Paris Hargreaves, PITW Co-ordinator

Self Soothe

by Wilson McCaskill

Breakfast Club

It has been great seeing so many students attending

our Breakfast Club in Term 1. Wednesdays definitely

seems to be our most popular day, with up to 18

students at one time. I am really enjoying getting to

know you all, especially our new students to CHPS. I

wish you all a happy and relaxing break and look

forward to seeing you in Term 2. The Breakfast Club

will commence on Monday 24th April (Week 2)

On behalf of myself and the students I would also like

to say a big thank you to our parent volunteers Jess

Collins and Angela Brechin.

Nicole McDonald

Breakfast Club Co-ordinator

Sustainability Update The team is excited to have started up Garden Club on

Wednesday lunchtimes out in the vegetable patch.

Thanks to the Buildings and Grounds committee for

cleaning out the gardens so we could get started. Last

week we planned out and planted carrots across two

of the patches and this week we will plant some

potatoes and beans! We are hoping to fill the gardens

with lots of yummy vegetables this year.

Nude Food is up and running with some grades up at

70% Nude Food for Wednesdays and Thursdays. We

are trying to reduce the amount of waste produced by

the school in order to do our part to help the

environment. Nude Food attempts to reduce the

amount of plastics that enter our landfill and more

importantly our oceans.

Natalie Peacock

Sustainability Leader

Marine Amassadors During term 1, the 2017 Marine Ambassadors visited

St Catherine’s Primary School in Moorabbin for the

first workshop of this year. Working with students

from other schools in the Kingston/Port Phillip area,

the Marine Ambassadors watched and took notes on

how to present an informative and interactive lesson

on marine animals and human impact on the local

environment. After consulting their notes and several

rounds of practising the Marine ambassadors

presented their lesson to the Level 1 students at St

Catherine’s P.S. Our students had to consider the age

of their audience and memorise their attention

grabbing and engaging lesson. Overall they did a great

job and they should be proud of their hard work.

Paul Duncan — Marine Ambassadors Leader

NUDE FOOD TIP: These yoghurt containers are

reusable and sustainable. Buy your child’s yoghurt in

bulk and fill this up each day for a yummy snack!

Library Update

Hello students, families and staff,

We cannot believe the end of term is here already! It

has gone so quickly. The students have settled into

their library routine well and have been busy

borrowing good fit books. The Foundation classes

have started borrowing picture books, the Senior

School have been eagerly awaiting the release of our

online book review system. Mrs Love has been very

busy getting that up and running and it should be set

to go when students come back. Level 5 and 6

students will begin contributing book reviews to an

online blog. The students will be sharing their

comments and ratings of the books they have read in

an effort to help others select good fit books to read.

This is a great way for students to educate each other

and will also broaden their knowledge of various

authors and genres. A link to the blog will be added to

the school website early in Term 2. Watch this space!

BOOK DONATIONS URGENTLY REQUIRED:

Do you have any old books at home that you think would make suitable “A” level readers? We urgently require some new readers for our junior classes. If you have some books you think might be suitable ie. large font, with one to two word changes per page then please bring them into the library or office — we would greatly appreciate them.

We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and we will see you all next term.

Happy Reading!

Miss Allsep and Mrs Love

Book Fair

We have an exciting start to term 2 with the first of two

Lamont Book Fairs for the year. Our first book fair will

run from 18th April – 26th April. It will be in the library at

the following times:

18th April: after school only 3:30 - 4pm

19th April – 25th April : Before and after school — 8:30 –

9am then 3:30 – 4pm

26th April: Before school only 8:30 – 9am

Please come in and browse the huge selection of books

on offer, this is the library’s major fundraiser for the

year. Money raised from sales goes back into our

library for purchasing brand new books for our

students.

Performing Arts

The Seussification of all things Shakespeare!

It begins next term, ready are you?

Keep reading Dr Seuss and if you are brave enough, some Shakespeare too.

Tickets will go on sale on TRYBOOKING mid next term.

There will be a large call out early next term for parents to come and join the costume and props team, so that

we can make the best costumes yet!!

Lauren Heazelwood

Performing Arts Teacher

Junior School and Middle School

Wednesday 23rd August (matinee) and

Thursday 24th August (evening)

Senior School

Wednesday 30th August (matinee) and

Thursday 31st August ( evening)

Physical Education

Division Lawn Bowls Champs

Congratulations to the CHPS Lawn Bowls Team for winning the Kingston Division Lawn Bowls Championship. The team will now compete at Regionals for the second straight year. What a great accomplishment for the team and school. Well done!!

Ride 2 School Day

Well done to all of the students who actively travelled to school by walking, riding or scooting. Keep up the good work and keep actively travelling to school! Here are the school’s results for the day.

Kingston Division Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to the 11 year old girls 4 x 50 freestyle relay team who competed extremely hard at the Kingston Division Swimming Carnival. Unfortunately the girls didn’t qualify for Regionals but they represented Chelsea Heights PS extremely well and finished 7th. Well done to Jaya, Olivia, Tilly and Alyssa.

Interschool Sport Lightning Premiership – Rugby

Students in Level 5 and 6 had a great day out on Friday participating in the Summer Lightning Premiership at various venues. The sports were cricket, rugby, basketball, volleyball and lawn bowls. At rugby there were some representatives from the Melbourne Rebels who assisted with umpiring and teaching students some basic understanding of rugby.

Mr Stevenson

Physical Education Teacher

Japanese

This month Level One, Two and Three students looked at ‘Hinamatsuri’,

learning words and cultural aspects of this celebration.

On each March the third, Japanese families with daughters celebrate Girls’ Day

or Dolls’ Day, with parents praying for the health and happiness of their

daughters.

Foundation students landed in the Japanese room this month. We have started practising

basic greetings, such as “ohayoo” good morning, “konnichi wa” good-day, and “mata

raishuu” see you next week, to the tune of “Frère Jacques “ Maybe ask your child to teach

you?

Deanna Wegman

Specialist Teacher Japanese

Visual Arts

Foundation Shape Birds

Level 1 and 2 Exploring texture

Foundation students have been exploring the element of

shape, creating simple bird shapes and decorating them

with all the shapes they know.

Level 1 and 2 students have looked at ways to use line,

pattern and shape to create texture in their work.

Level 3 and 4 students have investigated the style of Picasso

responding to how he used differing perspective when

drawing his Roosters.

Level 5 and 6 students are comparing and constrasting art

work in response to Edvard Munchs ‘The Scream”. They

have spent time investigating the various elements of art

elements and principles of art used in this painting. Students

then looked at a variety of artists responses to this work and

discussed ways in which the message of this work could be

altered, by altering the way the elements and principles are

used.

Razz Brown

Visual Arts

Level 3 and 4 Picasso Rooster

Level 5 and 6 “The Scream”

You will be prompted to enter the Access

Key that was sent to you.

If you don’t have your Access Key—please

call the office and we will tell you the key.

Ph: 9772 4139

If you are a NEW USER:

If you have never accessed the Parent Portal

before you must register first using this link:

https://sentral.chps.vic.edu.au/portal/register

Note: This link is on the front page of the

school website www.chps.vic.edu.au

SIGNING IN TO THE SENTRAL PARENT PORTAL

If you are an EXISTING USER:

If you booked your Mid-Year Parent Teacher Interviews

using Sentral, you should know the email address you

used and hopefully remember your password.

You simply log in using this link:

https://sentral.chps.vic.edu.au/portal/

Note: This link is on the front page of the school website

OR

BOOK BUGS at Kingston Libraries For kids in grades Prep, 1, 2 and 3 BOOK BUGS is for kids who are interested in books and reading! Come along for a fun hour of book talk, puzzles, games, craft activities and an afternoon snack. Book Bugs gives you the chance to look at all the new kids’ books before anyone else sees them. How to become a Book Bug - simply turn up to one of our meetings and sign up. You’ll receive

a ‘Free reserve card’ straight away!

CENTRAL BAYSIDE COMMUNITY

ORAL HEALTH SERVICE

IS YOUR CHILD DUE FOR A CHECK UP?

Central Bayside Community Oral Health Service is currently offering dental examinations and treatment to children attending your school. Formally the School Dental Service located at Parkdale, is now part of the Community Oral Health Service.

My child has visited the Oral Health Services (formally School Dental Service) before:

If your child/children has previously been seen by the Oral Health Services or the school dental program you will receive a letter offering you an opportunity to make an appointment when your child is due for their next check-up. In this case, no action is required.

My child has never visited the School Dental Program:

Please contact Central Bayside Oral Health Service on 8587 0350 for an appointment.

Who is eligible?

Children and young people:

All children aged 0 – 12 years (fees apply for non concession card holders)

Young people aged 13 – 17 years who are health care or pensioner concession card holders or dependants of concession card holders

Children who are eligible for dental benefits under the Child Dental Benefits Scheme

Where is the service located?

Central Bayside Community Health Service

Oral Health Service

335-337 Nepean HighwayPARKDALE

Phone: 8587 0350

Entrance is off Carrier Avenue

Family Life is a Community Services Agency supporting families in the local area.

Our Chelsea Opportunity Shop is looking for volunteers with a passion for fashion and homewares to volunteer for a few hours during school times.

If you would like to find out more please contact:

Marilyn Ellis—Family Life Volunteer Co-ordinator

Phone: 9782 7823

mellis@familylife.com.au

Chelsea Heights Primary school uses Junior Rockers

for music lessons held during school hours.

Please apply online at www.juniorrockers.com

Would an extra $500 help with Education costs for your children?

Saver Plus is a matched savings and financial education program that has assisted more than 32,000 Australian families with education costs.

Join the program, save regularly for 10 months, and receive $1 dollar from ANZ for every $1 you save, up to $500. Matched savings can be used to pay for items such as uniforms, books, computers and iPads and extra curricular activities such as swimming lessons, dance, music lessons, clubs and sports.

Andreas said that Saver Plus helped her buy an iPad for her daughters.

“I always thought I could only ever make ends meet, so to be able to give my girls the iPad they had been dreaming of is such a wonderful feeling. Now they feel like everyone else. The Saver Plus program taught me to save and budget with tools that I will use forever.”

To be eligible you need to:

have a Centrelink Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card

be 18 years or over

have some regular income from work (you or your partner) including casual, part-time, full-time or seasonal work, and

have a child at school, or study yourself.

Saver Plus was developed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and ANZ in 2003 and is delivered in partnership with Berry Street, The Benevolent Society and The Smith Family and other local community organisations. The program is funded by ANZ and the Australian Government.

For more information:

Call or text Henry Frenkel on 0488 069 627

Email: saverplus@bsl.org.au

Visit: www.bsl.org.au/saver-plus

Fundraising at CHPS

Do you have a Ritchies Community Benefits Card? If you shop at any Ritichies or IGA, please nominate CHPS!

Ask for your free Ritchies Community Benefit Card at your nearest Ritchies supermarket or liquor store.

Enter the name of the community group that you would like to be the recipient of a donation from

Ritchies.

Your Ritchies Community Benefit Card will be issued and can be used, immediately!

CHPS currently receives about $40—$50 per month from this campaign. Thank you for using your card!

http://www.ritchies.com.au/community-benefit-card

Easter School Holidays

Moonlit Sanctuary Keeper Club

Kids enjoy environmental activities, animal encounters and native animal care.

Day includes: interactions with dingo, python, off-limits animals, feeding animals & food prep, animal enrichment activities. Learn about our animals, their conservation and the environment. For ages 7-14 years.

April 2017 school holiday dates:

Week 1: Monday 3th April to Friday 7th April

Week 2: Monday 10th April to Thursday 13th April

10am –4pm

Cost: $70.00 per day, or $189 for 3 days (pro rata for additional days).

Maximum 16 children per day.

Bookings essential as spaces are limited

Dress for the weather and wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and remember your hat or raincoat. BYO lunch or purchase at the café.

Moonlit Sanctuary

550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale

Phone 5978 7935

Web: www.moonlitsanctuary.com.au

Open daily between 10am and 5pm

The Department of Education & Chelsea Heights Primary School does not endorse the products or services of any

advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education or Chelsea Heights Primary School for

accuracy of information contained in advertisement or claims made by them.

ANZ Hot Shots - Group classes term 2 $117

9 week term. Free racquet for kids aged 4-7.

Racquets provided for other classes.

Junior group classes. Adult group coaching &

Cardio tennis for beginners. Saturday Hot

Shots League. Junior & Adult competitions.

Holiday programs. Memberships.

www.chelseaheightstennisacademy.com.au

leigh_holland@hotmail.com

Mob. 0439 616 748

Chelsea Heights Tennis Club.

Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights

Creative Piano Pursuits Creative pursuits, musical knowledge and A.M.E.B. exam preparation offered.

Contact Christine on 0466 670 828 or email solsate@gmail.com for further details.

V.M.T.A. registered teacher.

Friends and family of Chelsea Heights Primary School can enjoy two weeks of Group Outdoor

Personal Training at Step into Life Chelsea

for only $29 (that’s a saving of over $67!)

I will then donate $29 to Chelsea Heights Primary School for every person that takes up this amazing

offer! EASY!

(15 offers redeemed = $435 back to the school!!)

http://www.stepintolife.com.au/locations/australia/VIC/chelsea

Paige’s Piano Lessons

0404 163 155

paige.jasiewicz@gmail.com