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Friday 24th November 2017 The yard will be supervised before school from 8.45am and after school

until 3.45pm (Except Wednesday 3.30pm).

Students must not be left in the playground before or after school. Any student left unsupervised

before 8.45am or after 3.45pm (3.30pm Wednesday) will be sent to Camp Australia at a cost to parents/carers. Lunch eating: 11:00am–11:15am Yard time: 11.15am-12.00pm

Recess: 2.00pm-2.30pm School Finish: 3.30pm (Wednesdays 3.15pm)

Important Dates

Saturday 25th November 11am

FPS School FETE

November 27 – December 8

Swimming Program F-2

Monday 11th December

Year 6 Graduation

December 13th – 15th

Grade 5/6 Camp

Monday 18th December

Moving Up Day

Thursday 21st December

Last Day of School. 3.30pm finish.

Dear parents and carers,

School Concert and School Fete

What a fabulous evening with the whole school community

together enjoying the Annual Concert. I felt so proud of our

students with their performances. They demonstrated many of

the PYP Attitudes and Learner Profile.

Cooperation- Classes working together to create a

performance.

Commitment- Sticking to it and giving our best even when a

movement could be challenging.

Enthusiasm- Enjoyment and fun, this was definitely evident

last night.

A Risk-Taker- having the courage to perform in front of an

audience which is a new situation for many children.

I would like to thank Janine Bell who led with the organisation

and planning of the timetable for dance classes and the overall

concert. Your commitment to the Arts at FPS is appreciated.

Thanks to Martin who supported with the organisation of the

sound system for the concert. I would also like to acknowledge

Chris Wilson who always is proactive and supportive of whole

school events. He contributes his time generously. Finally

huge thanks to Andy (father at school) whose enthusiasm and

passion for dance choreographed an amazing experience for

our students.

Classrooms for 2018

A clearly defined, collaborative process for the placement of

children into classes will lead to greater efficiency, increased

understanding and improved opportunities for learning. At

Footscray Primary School we recognise the professionalism

and commitment of all teaching staff in arranging the annual

allocation to classes from Foundation to Year 6.

Teachers are currently organising classes for 2018. As you

are aware we do not take requests for particular teachers, so

please do not send any correspondence in an attempt to

discuss such matters. Essentially a letter must be written to

the Principal with any vital factors for us to consider that may

impact on your child’s learning that are factual in nature and

not based on assumptions. We have a policy about allocation

for classes and this is located on our website. Please read

through the policy carefully.

Vietnamese will also be integrated into the classroom

environments in 2018 so that this is more transdisciplinary in

nature too. The language will be strongly connected to the

transdisciplinary themes so that this is more authentic and

meaningful for the students. This matches the feedback from

our students discussed during the recent School Review. I

have included information about the bilingual model as

discussed at the parent foum.

An exciting curriculum model for 2018

Through the work of the teachers and the leadership team in

2017 we have developed an exciting model for learning at

Footscray Primary school.

Two weeks ago we held a parent forum and explained the

model for learning in 2018. It is an exciting time as we

strengthen the teaching to achieve a curriculum that is truly

transdisciplinary and international in nature.

Transdisciplinary learning connects traditional subjects

through big ideas, such as ‘Who We Are’; ‘Where We Are In

Place and Time’; and ‘Sharing the Planet’.

Learning a language enables the students to develop

understanding of another culture and develop intercultural

understanding and international mindedness.

Learning how to learn and the development of the PYP

Attitudes and Learner Profile will also be strongly

embedded into the language context. The conceptual

questions and the language of this has been taught to the

students in both languages.

The co-teaching of Mathematics has worked well

throughout the school and the teachers will continue to do

this using a team teaching model.

SCHOOL COUNCIL

Executive Officer: Philip Fox

President: Mark Hollis

Vice President: Erika Jonsson

Secretary: Raylene Varrone

Finance – Philip, Julie, Mark,

Justin

Health, Wellbeing & Canteen –

Melissa, Erika

Grounds, Building & Safety –

Bridget, Justin, Caroline

ICT – Rachel, Aaron, David

Education & Policy

(Vietnamese Immersion) –

Chau, Kathy, Stacey

Fundraising – Philip, Erika,

Hazel, Kiah

Office Hours

MON-FRI 8.30am - 4.00pm

Office Staff

Eloise: Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday

Jessie: Thursday & Friday

Nicole: Monday & Tuesday

Rowena: Wednesday, Thursday &

Friday

Julie: Monday to Friday

PAYMENT DETAILS

Direct Deposit

Footscray Primary School

BSB:063 132

Account number 10090179

Please include a reference with the

student(s)’ names.

EFTPOS available at the office

Footscray Learning Precinct

Information Session:

Announcement of transition,

governance and the shared

learning framework.

During August, the Victorian School

Building Authority (VSBA) asked for

your feedback on the Footscray

Learning Precinct. The VSBA wanted

to make sure your hopes, aspirations

and concerns were identified and

addressed when designing how the

precinct will work day to day.

Detailed findings from the community

engagement process have helped

develop student transition

arrangements, school governance

and the shared learning framework.

Come and hear how your feedback is

shaping the Footscray Learning

Precinct.

When: Tuesday 5 December 2017

Where: Footscray City College

Time: 6pm – 7.30pm

To register, please visit

https://engage.vic.gov.au/flp

Common assessment strategies will be implemented to

support the careful tracking of students across the year

level. Teacher plan the learning together to support the

meeting of a range of learning needs.

A dual language program will be implemented where all

students will have an opportunity to experience the

language learning which is integrated throughout the week

and connected to the learning experiences in the

classroom. Stronger connections will be made to the units

of inquiry and the six themes, so the children are learning

through and about the language.

Next year’s model will not be:

Students working in open classrooms. Our learning from this

year is that we need to keep the transitions to a minimum and

reduce the number of teachers the students have. There has

been too much movement for our students and this has been

unsettling for our children.

I want to encourage parents to stop predicting what may not

be in 2018. We have reached an exciting model for learning

that will be integrated into the PYP framework for learning.

Your feedback throughout 2018 will be important and there

will be opportunities through the regular parent forums and

parent surveys to participate in this.

I am looking forward to the School Fete on Saturday and look

forward to spending the day with the community.

Philip Fox

Principal

Grade One News

Transdisciplinary theme: Sharing the Planet

Central idea: People make choices to share the local

environment responsibly.

Lines of Inquiry:

The local environments we use and share.

The different actions people take to be responsible for their

local environment.

To provoke the children’s thinking about sharing the local

community we asked them “what makes a good park?” The

children individually drew their ideas on a map. The ideas

included roller coasters, play equipment, grass areas, duck

ponds and waterslides.

Our next question was “what is the difference between a

community park and a theme park?” A major difference was

the cost and the surrounding environment.

The children collaborated with a partner to think of 3 facilities

that a community park should have. Next the whole class

discussed and composed a list of the top 10 facilities for a

community park. This list became our criteria for judging local

parks. Earlier in the week we used the criteria to assess our

school grounds as a park.

Last week the Year 1 children visited Footscray Park and used

the criteria to assess how useful it is for the local community.

It was a great outing! Ask your children how they rated the

park.

Essential Education Items 2018 We have been delayed in releasing the above costs. School Council will be finalising these next week. Letters will then be sent to all home addresses on Compass with relevant information and a timeline for payment which will be early in 2018. Those families with a Health Care/Concession card may be eligible for CSEF funding and need to complete the form attached to this newsletter and return to the office by early 2018. Payment plans and financial assistance will be available next year upon request. The 2018 CSEF application form is attached to this newsletter.

Grade Two News

Central Idea: Materials can be changed or combined for

particular purposes.

Lines of Inquiry:

Properties of materials.

Materials that can be combined, changed or remade.

Methods to combine or mix materials

The reasons people combine or mix materials to form

different products.

How scientists pose questions and make predictions

At the conclusion of our Units of Inquiry, the teaching teams

sit down and evaluate the successes and areas of

improvement for each unit. This term, we decided to invite

Octavia (2A), Patrick (2A), Sierra (2B),

Morgan (2B), Gian (2C) and Charley (2C) to give us some

feedback on how we could improve our unit for How the

World Works. Some of the prompting questions were around

their learning, their understanding of the transdisplinary

skills, their understanding of the PYP attitudes and attributes,

and what we could do next time to make the learning more

exciting. Their feedback was valuable and reflected a strong

understanding of our unit of inquiry. It also reflected their

desire to take ownership over their learning and that they

had some fantastic ideas for learning experiences that would

help the 2018 Grades 2s inquire into the central idea. Read

on to find out some of their reflections about how they felt

giving feedback to the teachers and being involved in our

planning meeting.

Prompting Question: What did you like about giving

feedback to your teachers about our Unit of Inquiry?

Octavia: “I liked the way we got to share the things that we

enjoyed and thought were good about the unit.”

Charley: “I liked the way we were allowed to share our ideas

about how we would make the learning better.”

Sierra: “I liked how we got to make some choices about

what we could do next time to make the unit better. We get

to have a part in it, it is not just the teachers doing it.”

Gian: “I liked that we got to say if the unit was any good and

how we could make it better for next year’s Grade 2s.”

Patrick: We got the chance to say how we could improve

our learning for that unit.

Morgan: I like that we got to ask lots of questions and we

got to share our opinions about the unit.

FOSTER CARERS needed!

Can you offer a home for a vulnerable

child? Anyone can become a carer. They

are couples, singles, from

different cultural backgrounds, with or

without their own children. They are

people who have the desire to give a child

a safe and welcoming place to stay.

Next information session will be held

in Yarraville on Saturday 9th

December at 10am.

For further information please call

Narelle Rosbergen on 93967400 or

email

narelle.rosbergen@anglicarevic.org.au

You will make all the

difference!!!

Student of the Week

(week 6)

GRADE NAME AWARD FOR

01C Lindon Cooperation

For working hard on listening to his teachers

instructions and for making good choices during

class time. Well done Lindon, keep up the good

work!

03C Saif Appreciation

Displaying appreciation for the resources in our

classroom. The way he takes care of his school

books shows that he cares very deeply about his

learning. It also shows how caring he is. Well done

Saif!

04B Jessie Communicator

Always enthusiastically contributing during class

discussions. She usually displays the attributes of

an attentive listener and communicates her ideas

with confidence. Well done!

04B Jack Enthusiasm

For an amazing contribution to our 4B dance piece.

Jack’s enthusiasm for performance is reflected in

his enthusiasm as a learner. Great work Jack!

05A Olive Creativity

Using creative problem solving strategies to solve

a complex volume problem. Olive made

connections to her prior knowledge of area and

volume, and a variety of reasoning strategies,

whilst working like a mathematician.

05B Ziggy Independence For his independent attitude towards completing

his work.

05B Ayesha Enthusiasm For her enthusiastic participation in our class item

for the concert.

06B Delilah Commitment

Displaying confidence and determination to

achieve great growth in her reading. Delilah, you

should be proud of your efforts in reaching your

goals this year. Keep up the great work.

Tuesday 30th January 2018 School returns for Grades 1-6 students

Wednesday 31st January 2018 first day of school for Foundation students (please note

Foundation students do not attend school on Wednesdays in February)

Calendar Term 4 2017

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday

Week

7

20th 21st 22nd 23rd

FPS School

Concert 6pm

24th

FPS School FETE Saturday 25th->

Week

8

27th

Swimming Program F-2 6pm School Council

28th Swimming Program F-2

29th Swimming Program F-2 Foundation 2018 Transition Session 3

30th Swimming Program F-2

1st December Swimming Program F-2 3pm Whole School Assembly

Week

9

4th Swimming Program F-2

5th Swimming Program F-2

6th Swimming Program F-2

7th Swimming Program F-2 School Council Dinner

8th Swimming Program Cake Stall

Week

10

11th

Grade 6

Graduation

12th Year 6 Secondary Schools Orientation Day

13th

Year 5/6 Portsea

Camp Foundation 2018

Transition Session 4

14th

Year 5/6 Camp

15th

Year 5/6 Camp

Week

11

18th

Moving Up Day

9.15-11.00am

19th 20th

Year 6

Big Day Out

21st 2.45pm Whole school assembly

End of Term 4 3.30pm finish

No School Camp Australia

will operate

Dear Parents and Carers,

Reminder –

Footscray Primary School’s newly-formed autism parent support group

and the Association for Children with a Disability

would like to invite you to an information session –

“Introduction to the NDIS”

Tuesday 29 November

7:00pm -9:00pm

This session is a brief overview of the NDIS and topics will include:

• How is the NDIS different?

• The NDIS Pathway

• NDIS eligibility

• The planning process

• Supports funded by NDIS

• Keeping informed about the NDIS

Numbers are limited. Please register at Eventbrite: acd-events.eventbrite.com

*****For over 30 years Association for Children with a Disability has empowered families of children with a disability to access the support needed to live a fulfilling life and to uphold their child’s right to reach their full potential.*****