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Important Dates For Your Diary

NOVEMBER

14th

CSIRO Incursion Years 1 & 2

14th

Chess Lesson 12 Participants

15th

Summer Sport Round 5 Year 6s

15th

Level 3 Assembly Years 3 & 4

18th

2014 Sch Captain Candidate SpeechesYear 5s

19th

SMART8 Session 6 Years 3 & 4

21st Chess Lesson 13 Participants

22nd

2014 House Captain Candidate Speeches

25th

ACMA Cyber Safety Incursion Evening

For Parents of Years 5 & 6

26th

2014 Foundation Transition Session

28th

Chess Lesson 14 Participants

28th

2014 New Families’ Information Evening

29th

Picnic on the Oval Whole School

29th

Levels 1 & 2 Assembly Yrs Prep,1,2

DECEMBER

2nd

Glen Waverley Secondary College

Transition Year 6s

3rd

Christian Religious Xmas Concert 9.30

3rd

Movie Fesitival 11.30

5th

School Choir Performance

6th

GWPS Has Got Talent Lunchtime

9th

2014 School Leaders Announced

10th

2014 School Leadership Day

14th November 2013 Term 4, Issue 17

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

SCHOOL LUNCH

ORDERS

Lunch orders are

available from our service

provider Gourmet Delish

five days a week.

Ordering is done through an

online service, details of

which are available on our

website.

http://www.studentlunch.co

m.au/Ordering_online.html

UNIFORM SHOP

Situated in the West Wing on the

School Grounds

Open Monday between 3.00 – 4.30 pm

Closed Public and School Holidays

Please bring your own bag for

purchases as we are an

environmentally friendly school

Orders may be left with the office –

these must be in an envelope marked

with the child’s name and grade

together with payment, correct monies

are appreciated.

Dear Members of the Glen Waverley Primary School

Community,

Welcome to another edition of our school newsletter in

which we share what is occurring throughout our

wonderful school community. As per usual, there is so

much to enjoy and celebrate!

School Disco I think it would rather remiss of me not to commence this

fortnight’s newsletter with some comments about our

wonderful school disco which was held last Friday

evening! Wow, what a fantastic time was had by everyone

and it was absolutely wonderful to see the children (and

some staff and parents too!) dance away to the latest

tunes.

A sincere thank you to the Community Relations

Committee for all of their hard work in preparing for the

event, the numerous parents who assisted in various ways,

the staff who were able to remain for the event and to our

wonderful students for your endless amount of energy,

fun, passion and for supporting our school disco! Well

done and thank you everyone!

Facilities Update - Our New Classroom I am very pleased to report that work has now commenced

with the new classroom! The additional classroom and

storage space is being built within the Early Learning

Centre and will make a considerable difference to this

area of our school. Included are a few photographs of the

“framing stage and we look forward to sharing additional

photos as they become available. Wow, how exciting!!!

Glen Waverley Primary School 774 High Street Road, Glen Waverley 3150

Ph: 9802 9938 Fax: 9886 1590 Email: [email protected] Website: www.glenps.vic.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT (Cont’d)


2013 Year Book

The children and staff have been working extremely hard to

complete the various pages for this year’s Year Book which is

looking terrific and will be a wonderful memento for many

years to come. Recently we asked the Year 5 and 6 children to

submit designs for the front cover. As per usual, we had so

many wonderful entries with the selected entry designed by

Senisa, Senudi, Aisha and Thilini – congratulations and well

done girls on having your entry selected and thank you to all

of the other fabulous children for your time, effort and

contribution. A display of all of the entries is in the main

corridor and opposite are a few photos of them. Well done and

thank you everyone!!

Enrolments

Once again, I would like to remind families with children who

will be beginning school in 2014 that enrolments are closing

rapidly with only a very small number of positions available

as places are filling fast. Hence I strongly encourage you to

ensure you return your child’s enrolment form to Jenny or

Pam as soon as possible.

We also ask that members of our school community assist us

by informing any of their neighbours of the enrolment

procedures and direct them to the office to collect an

enrolment form or our school website –

www.glenps.vic.edu.au .

School tours are available every Tuesday morning

commencing at 9:30 and also upon request. Please call the

school on 9802 9938 to book a tour.

During Term Four we are preparing for the 2014 school year

and would really like your assistance in providing us with as

much information as possible regarding your intentions for

next year. If you believe you will not be returning to Glen

Waverley Primary School in 2014 could you please write

me a short note indicating so. As I am sure you would

understand, we need to commence the process of selecting

staff and allocate students to classes – your cooperation with

this issue is greatly appreciated.

2014 School Fees I would like to thank those families who have already settled

their 2014 school account and remind those who are yet to do

so that if they are settled by the final school day of the year

you will receive a $10 discount. We would really like to have

as many accounts as possible paid by this date so families will

be able to collect their book bags and commence labelling and

covering the contents. The 2014 Book Bags will be available

for collection from Monday 25th

November.

Accounts can also be paid and Book Bags collected from

Monday 27th

January.

http://www.glenps.vic.edu.au/





Our scientists are Wei Yen Loh, a first year PhD student

who currently works at the Florey Department of

Neuroscience and Mental Health and Dr Mark Boland who

is the Principal Scientist at the Australian Synchrotron.

Wei Yen and Mark’s areas of specialty and expertise vary

considering and will bring a wealth of knowledge to our

school which will undoubtedly enhance our school’s science

programs and the children’s (and staff’s) science knowledge.

Wei Yen recently visited our school and will return on

Monday 25th November to conduct a short presentation at

assembly and then spend the rest of the morning in

classrooms assisting with various science lessons. Included

is a photograph of Wei Yen, with our Science Leaders Ms

Dale and Mrs Baizanos as well as some of Year 4 students.

We are extremely excited to be part of this program and

cannot wait for Wei Yen and Mark to commence working

with us!

Warm Weather

As everyone would be aware, the weather is beginning to warm up hence we strongly encourage all of the students to

ensure they bring a drink bottle to school, some sunscreen and naturally their sun smart school hat. A water bottle on the

desk will enable the children to have a quick drink and alleviate the need to leave the room. If a child does not have a hat at

school they will be required to play in the shaded areas.

2014 Student Leaders It is quite obvious that the process to select the 2014 student leaders has certainly begun with “vote for me” posters in the

main corridor and speeches at assembly planned for Monday 18th November. I would like to wish all of the children and

their families the very best of luck and also thank them for being prepared to nominate and complete the election process.

We look forward to announcing the 2014 school leaders at the assembly on Monday 9th December.

Curriculum Update – Life Education Van It has been wonderful to have Kathy and the Life Education Van in our school over the past week. Following is an

overview of the concepts which were covered:

Foundation (Year Prep) focused on “Harold’s Surprise” that covers:

seeking help from trusted adults

benefits of physical activity

identifying safe and unsafe behaviours and environments

Years 1 & 2 students focused on “Harold’s Heroes” that covers:

local environmental and health issues including pollution/passive smoking

issues around individual need for medicines and their safe use and storage

emergency (drug) procedures

safe and unsafe behaviours and environments

Meet (one of) Our New Scientists – “Scientists in Schools Partnership” I am extremely pleased to report that recently we applied to be part of the “Scientists in Schools” program where schools

are partnered with a scientist who will work with the children and staff to enhance science education throughout the

school. Our application was so successfully that not only were we partnered with one scientist; but two!





Curriculum Update – Life Education Van (Cont’d)

Year 3 & 4 students focused on “Harold’s Diary” that covers:

bullying, feelings and support networks

managing transitions in life and developing coping strategies

healthy food choices

defining a drug

safety with medicines

benefits of an active life-style

Year 5 & 6 students focused on “It’s Your Call” that covers:

short term and long term consequences of a range of legal drugs

factors that influence health and behaviour e.g. friends, media, family, digital communications

laws relating to the sale, advertising and use of a variety of legal drugs

skills and strategies to deal with unsafe situations and social dilemmas

safe and appropriate use of communication technology

Parent information sessions were held on two occasions – a sincere thank you to Kathy (Life Education Teacher) for

organising these and to all of the parents who were able to attend. Also thank you to Mr Knott for overseeing this

extremely important component of our school’s Health Education program. Below are some of the children’s reflections

about their experience in the Life Ed Van:

Rituraj The most important message I will remember is to always read the instructions and warnings before using a medicine.

Another message was to make right choices when dealing with bullying. One new thing I learnt was that medicines like

pain killers only cover the pain, don't cure it. The part I enjoyed the most was when Kathy brought out Harold the giraffe

to meet us. I also enjoyed the various activities.

Krittika The most important message I will remember is when a friend has an asthma attack how to help them. One rule is take

them to a teacher or the sickbay. One new thing I learnt was how some chemicals in the medicines do not help the body

at all. The part I enjoyed the most was an activity where we had to write about a girls feeling. Kathy gave a picture of

how the girl was bullied. life Ed was a great experience.

Eujin The most important messages I will remember is…..

1. Do not bully people and gossip about other people.

2. Do not use the medicine that says that kids are not allowed to eat that medicine. (If you are kids.)

3. Read warning before you eat the medicine.

The part that you enjoyed the most…

1. Watching the video of friendship.

2. Writing a story about a person that got bullied with other people.

One new thing that I learnt was……about medicines. I learnt that there are all sorts of and lots of warnings.

Venitha The most important message I will remember is ...

First read the warning or instructions before you use it and look at how old it is (it may be out of date). If you take too

much medicine you will get a bigger problem. If the packet was brocken don't use it.

One new thing I learnt was ...

Respect your friends at lunch and recess and don't bully.

The part I enjoyed the most was...

Working together with my friends, sharing our ideas and writing how to respect your friends in the playground.







Melbourne Cup Holiday I hope everyone enjoyed the Melbourne Cup holiday and were able to spend the day with family and friends. I had

the pleasure of teaching 1MB the day after “Cup Day” and they wrote some amazing pieces about their day. Below

are some examples of their wonderful writing!

Rasna On Tuesday I watched the Melbourne Cup and I won all three numbers! I also had a BBQ which was delicious and

very tasty! My cousin came and we played lots of games together. I enjoyed playing with my iPad because I have

lots of games on it.

My brother chose number 24 it was winning but then it came last. I went for a ride in my dad’s car, it was fun. I also

went for a walk and during the walk I got very tired so I then had a sleep. I played cricket with my dad and we were

squirting my friends with water which was lots of fun as well. I also enjoyed playing cricket.

Riding My Bike – Karina

Yesterday I rode my bike and I rode faster than my brother because I practice more. My bike is purple and middle-

sized. My favourite colour is purple. My bike has two brakes and to stop you have to press them at the same time.

That’s a hard thing to do. I chose my bike because it is purple.

Melbourne Cup - Dehein

Yesterday I watched the Melbourne Cup on TV. It was my first time. Later I had an ice cream called a

Drumstick it had peanuts, chocolate and vanilla cream. After that I played tennis with a tennis racquet and

a tennis ball. It was a very hot day and I was sweating so much but it was also a very good day. In the

Melbourne Cup Fiorente won and he got a big trophy. He was running really fast. The Melbourne Cup was

held during the Spring Carnival where the horses and jockeys race all day. The Melbourne Cup was

awesome!

Melbourne Cup – Ramike

Melbourne Cup day was a holiday. I went to a friend’s house who is in Year 2. We played hide and seek

and the little sister could count up to ten but we wanted her to count up to twenty. After a while we went

home and I played in my sandpit. Then I went inside and turned the TV on to watch the Melbourne Cup.

Then I went on a bicycle ride around the block.

Melbourne Cup – Binu

Yesterday I watched the Melbourne Cup on TV. It was fun and I ate something because I was hungry and I

kept watching and when it was finished I went outside. I ran around from 5:30 until 7:40. I ran so much

that I had a drink and then some dinner. Then I watched TV again and I fell asleep.

Melbourne Cup – Karis

Yesterday I was at home. I rode my bike around the garden. Next my friend came to play with me and she

brought her bike too. Then I hid in my tree and she couldn’t find me. Then I said, “hello” and she found

me. We then got on our bikes and scooters and played on the grass. Next we had a BBQ at my house with

my friend and then I had a bath. I also ate spaghetti. Then we watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

and it was so funny because Willy Wonka always crushed things. A girl ate some bubble gum and she

looked like a big fat blueberry. One of the boys likes to eat chocolate and then he fell in the big pot of

chocolate.

Melbourne Cup Day – Harani

Yesterday I went to the city because we were showing my grandma around because she came on 19th

October. We were about to go to the Sky Deck but my dad forgot the tickets. For lunch we ate butter

chicken and rice. It was yummy then after lunch I had chocolate ice cream. We travelled by using the

visitor bus. I have been there three times already. We played computer games at the Museum. For the first

time I packed my own bag which was heavy. When I was bored I listened to some cool music on my

mum’s old phone. When we got home I had a bath because it was hot and I was exhausted.





CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO

RECEIVED A PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

RECENTLY:

1MB: Sonal for making excellent choices,

Rasna, Akshala, Harani, Karis, Binu, Dehein,

Karina and Ramike for fabulous writing and

Branaa for outstanding reading

2CW: Abhijit for being very generous and

Shubham for being a wonderful friend

4AJ: Kelvin, Nicholas, Chris, Mahad and

Elizabeth T for being really responsible

members of our school community

56K: Rehan for writing a fantastic flip book

5JT: Channa for creating a wonderful poster

about different forms of energy and Kin for

being a great friend

56K: Pimal for creating an amazing model of a farm

that has 4 kinds of energy sources and Christi for

being a great friend .

BIRTHDAYS Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated their special day in the first half of November:

Prep LG: Alfred Prep LT: Simran and Abhirup 1MB: Randiv

2CB: Ishwari, Soobin and Zaahid 2CW: Pranjal and Trevin 2RL: Serandi

3KC: Yang 3TA: Uvindee and Ian

4AJ: David

5JT: Devraj and Neev 5SR: Praveen 56K: Olivia M

6ND: Nadeeja 6SY: Senoli 6LT: Lahiru, Steven, Kevin, Rutika, Winnie and Martin

Wishing everyone a safe and happy fortnight,

Frank Catalano

Principal




The Kids Corner section of this fortnight’s newsletter has been written by Sanchna (4KB) and Akshala (1MB).

The girls wrote about how their respective families celebrated Diwali.

Diwali - Sanchna

On Sunday I celebrated Diwali. I celebrated with two of my family friends. My mum put candle lights

around the house before our friends came over. When my friends came we all went into the garage

because my mum, dad, uncle and aunty were talking too loud and we could not hear what we were

saying to each other. At four or five in the afternoon we went inside for a bit. Then my friends left and

that was the end of the celebrations.

Diwali - Akshala

On Tuesday my family went to a movie that is part of my religion. It is called Abraham in my

language that means, beginning. It was at Knox City. Lucky I like my religion movies. My family

didn’t have any tickets however we didn’t need some as we had a notice to scan. My dad always goes

to sleep at the movies but this time he didn’t. Most of the people came to celebrate Diwali because

they put the show on for Diwali. I didn’t sleep throughout the whole movie because I was wide awake

smiling cheerfully and gleefully. I understood the whole movie. It was interesting and a bit funny. The

movie took hours and maybe 2 and a half hours. My brother was a little greedy because he ate most of

the popcorn. I enjoyed the movie!

Diwali the 'Festival of lights' is one of the biggest and grandest festivals of India. The word Diwali means 'row of lamps'. It is one of the main festivals that falls under Hinduism. It's celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over the evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. The reason of celebration differs from region to region in India. The festival falls between mid- October and mid-November. During the period of time, everyone worships goddess Lakshmi and also many traditional activities are performed during the five day celebration. Diwali commemorates the return of Lord Rama, along with Sita and Lakshmana, from his 14-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the Capital of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas and by bursting firecrackers.

Information obtained from website:-

http://www.diwali-2013.com/p/about-diwali.html

Congratulations to the following students who received the Specialist Award for the month of October

Sportsperson of the Month: Jayden from 2CW

Chinese Language Achievement Award:

Darren from 3TA

Musician of the Month: Randiv from 1MB

Artist of the Month: Amasha from 4KB

31st October 2013 Term 4, Issue 16



Literacy Update

I am sure by now your child has come home buzzing with excitement about being registered for the

Reading Eggs program! We are certainly very excited that we have been able to trial this fantastic

resource for the remainder of this year and then fully implement it in 2014.Reading Eggs gives the

children 24/7 access to over 1500 e-books along with comprehension tools and spelling and grammar

activities. The Reading Eggs program provides the students with the opportunity to independently read

or listen to the audio whilst they read along. This is a great feature for our younger students and

children who are learning English.

We have also continued to build our Digital Library this semester with the addition of new titles that

complement Inquiry topics from Years Prep-6.Linked to curriculum priorities, and addressing the

demands of the Australian Curriculum, our digital resources provide students with endless possibilities

in the classroom in the teaching of reading. We now have over 120 digital books to support student

Inquiry and these are able to be personalised by teachers to address the exact learning needs of your

child. The annotation of these digital libraries by your child’s teacher allows the one text to be

differentiated so it caters for individual abilities and learning styles within their classroom.

Our new online Springboard into Comprehension program delivers our students with over 100

additional digital books that support our reading program. These books include a supportive read along

text where students are able to record their reading to self- monitor their accuracy and fluency. Each

title includes comprehension questions on each page as well as video and animated diagrams.

The staff and students have been very enthusiastic as we continue to develop our whole school reading

program. It has been an exciting time for all of us to see the students become more involved,

responsible and passionate about their reading and personal improvement in this area. All students now

have personal book box in their classroom that holds a range of books to help when focusing on

specific strategies. These books are chosen by the children and must be “good fit” books – please ask

your child what is meant by a “good fit” or “just right” text. The purchase of over 600 new books for

classroom libraries has certainly pleased the students as they have greater access to their favourite

authors and genres. Please remember if you have any pre loved books at home in good condition we

would love you to think about donating these to our classroom libraries for other students to share.

If you have any questions about our school’s English program please do not hesitate to see or contact

me.

Kerryn Callas

English Team Leader



31st October 2013 Term 4, Issue 16

Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA)

Parent Information Session

On Monday the 25th of November, Glen Waverley Primary School is hosting a Cybersmart Outreach—Internet Safety

Awareness presentation. During the day, students from years 4 and 5 will attend a session that will inform them about making

safe choices online.

A presentation for parents is scheduled to begin at 7.00pm that evening and conclude by 8.30pm. It will be held in our school

hall. This presentation is provided by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA) as part of a national

program of cybersmart initiatives.

The Cybersmart Outreach—Internet Safety Awareness presentation covers a range of issues including:

the ways children use the internet and emerging technologies

potential risks for children online, such as cyberbullying, identity theft, inappropriate contact and exposure to inappropriate

content

tips to help children stay safe online.

The presentation is conducted by an ACMA Cybersmart trainer and is free of charge. Students will have brought home a notice

with further details of this event. It would be terrific if you could attend. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to

contact the school for more information. Further information can also be provided by visiting the following link

http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/whbts

Thank you to the students and parents who have already donated. Your generosity so far has been wonderful. Each year, Glen Waverley Primary School collects donations from our community (parents and staff). We then deliver these goods to the Food Bank in Glen Waverley, where they put together hampers for needy families. We are asking our wonderful community of parents and staff for donations for the food bank. We will be accepting donations from the 4th of November to the 12th of December. There will be a box located near the office for you to place your donations. Some ideas for donations are:

Tea Coffee Cereals Canned Soup Tinned Fruit Tinned Vegies

Tinned Ham Long Life Milk Pasta Rice Pasta Sauce Dry Biscuits

Sweet Biscuits Canned Tuna Coconut Milk Jams / Honey Vegemite Packet Pasta Meals

Noodles Little Puddings Christmas Bon Bons Tomato Paste Flour Jar Baby Food

Toothpaste Shampoo Tinned Spaghetti Baked Beans Soap Dried Fruit

Thank you for supporting this wonderful cause. What a great opportunity to teach our children about the importance of giving. If you require any further information please contact Natalie Doyle at the school.

Community Christmas Donations Salvation Army Food Bank – Glen Waverley

https://www.edumail.vic.gov.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=oD5V_qnxaUuQtkMRscStX3suluJzstAIMbwmrxsxI-h9ImBMZHePOaYxKU_DbN5khaTh9x_LrtI.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cybersmart.gov.au%2fwhbts

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services offered is accepted by the school

YOGA CLASS FOR ADULTS EVERY SATURDAY 3-4pm

Stretching, breathing & relaxation for a healthy body and calm mind

Gold coin donation Beginners welcome

Glen Waverley Primary School hall

Contact: Janette Scott on 0434 763460 or

Rahul Mediratta on 0468 969424

Conducted by the Art of Living foundation

www.artofliving.org.au

http://www.artofliving.org.au/

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