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Important Dates Wed 19th Oct School Council Meeting Thurs 27th Oct Celebration of the Arts Tues 1st Nov Melbourne Cup Holiday Fri 4th Nov Walk/Wheel-a-thon Fri 11th Nov Animal Dress-Up Day - Gold coin donation 18th - 20th Nov SKiPPS Dads and Kids Camp Wed 30th Nov—Fri 2nd Dec Yr 3/4 Camp Forrest Edge Tues 6th Dec Year 6 Transition Day Wed 7th Dec School Council Meeting Thurs 8th Dec Year 6 Graduation Fri 16th Dec End of Year— Students —3.30pm Mon 19th Dec Curriculum Day (No Students) Tues 20th Dec Curriculum Day (No Students)
S t K i l d a P a r k P r i m a r y S c h o o lS t K i l d a P a r k P r i m a r y S c h o o lS t K i l d a P a r k P r i m a r y S c h o o l School Phone 8598 6444 8:30am-4:30pm BASC Phone 0423 777 296 Website www.skipps.vic.edu.au Email [email protected] Principal Email [email protected]
Issue 15
Respe c t - C r e a t i v i t y - E n t h u s i a sm - R e s i l i e n c e
14th October 2016
Notes Home 13th Sep Chicken Pox in School Community - Information Letter 15th Sep Yr 3/4 COTA costume letter 16th Sep COTA Parent Helper Request 7th October Walk/Wheel-a-thon Information 7th October Animal Day Information
Gabby T 56M 14/10 Jagger B 12L 15/10 Mila C 12M 18/10 Yaiza L-D 12L 19/10 Siena C 34L 19/10 An P 12L 20/10 Young Min C 12S 21/10 Denzel I 34J 21/10 Hannah G 12J 24/10 Mimi S 34H 25/10
Performances
Guitar Erian G3/4 to perform ‘James Bond
theme song’. Leif M3/4 – to perform ‘When the
Saints’ and ‘Freedom’ (Leif's own composition)
Kennedy and Archie Galvin 3/4 (performing together) – ‘Love on the Rocks’.
Piano Sophia M-McM34L to play ‘Salt and
Pepper’, ‘Allegrettos’ and ‘Gnomes Marching’.
Arabelle Edwards 56S to play ‘Looking Glass River’ and ‘Scarborough Fair’.
Flute Nieve N 12M to play ‘Aura Lee’ and
‘Ode to Joy’ accompanied by Rosy
Hunt on Cello
Medha M 1/2LMedha M 1/2LMedha M 1/2LMedha M 1/2L Jemima P 1/2SJemima P 1/2SJemima P 1/2SJemima P 1/2S
Emilee IEmilee IEmilee IEmilee I----M 1/2JM 1/2JM 1/2JM 1/2J
Markus W FCR & Sofie W 1/2LMarkus W FCR & Sofie W 1/2LMarkus W FCR & Sofie W 1/2LMarkus W FCR & Sofie W 1/2L Dylan Y FL & Erin Y 1/2MDylan Y FL & Erin Y 1/2MDylan Y FL & Erin Y 1/2MDylan Y FL & Erin Y 1/2M
Kye B 1/2KKye B 1/2KKye B 1/2KKye B 1/2K
Year 5/6 Report From Lulu C 56T and Alex W 56T
Hi, I’m Alex and I’m Lulu and we are the Year 6 assembly leaders for this
week. It’s been a busy first week back with COTA rehearsals and the in-
troduction of new focuses within our subjects.
Foundation This week in Maths we are learning about place value. In Literacy we are finding and reading words that begin with ‘ch’, sh’ and ‘th’. Our topic in Inquiry is Celebrations and in Philosophy we are discussing what a friend is and what makes a good friend. Year 1/2 In Maths we have been doing rotations on place value, multiplication, addition, division, and subtraction. In Writing we have been writing a nar-rative about a hero. In Philosophy we have been looking at what is a he-ro. Year 3/4 In Maths we have been focusing on equivalent fractions. In Writing we are learning about structure, vocab and figurative language. In Inquiry we are learning about Australians and who are we. 5Year /6 In Maths we are studying angles and types of angles that are different. In Writing we are sending letters to other people and responding to them. In inquiry we are learning about Aboriginal history. Specialists Foundations to Yr 6 are learning about coding and COTA script development.
Lulu C 56T and Alex W 56T
Year 5/6 Report From Sunday L 56S and Xavier W 56M Hi, we are Xavier and Sunday and this week we are the Assembly leaders. It has been a very busy and exciting time for us all with our COTA preparation well under way. Foundation: In Maths, Foundations are learning to make number stories us-ing addition, subtraction and sharing. In Writing they are learning to write pro-cedural texts. In Inquiry the Foundations have been finding out about different celebrations around the world. They have also been practising their song for COTA. Year 1/2: In Maths the Year 1/2s have been learning to represent fractions in different ways. For Reading Rotations the 1/2s have been doing fact and opinion and have written a narrative on a hero during Writing. In Inquiry they’ve been looking at “The Lorax” and the connection with our environment. For PE they have been developing their aiming skills. Year 3/4: For Maths the 3/4s have been learning about fractions, both equiv-alent and simplified. In Writing they have been doing explanation texts. For Inquiry the 3/4s have been recognising various culture groups throughout Melbourne. In Reading Rotations they’ve been looking at cause and effect and making connections. Year 5/6: In Maths we have been looking at angles and the different types of triangles. In Writing we are beginning a unit on narratives. For Inquiry we are studying the early lives of the Indigenous Australians. In Literacy we are com-pleting a review on the 12 different comprehension skills in Cars and Stars. Specialists: Art: In the Art room we are finishing our pieces for the COTA display. Performing arts: In Performing Arts we are rehearsing for COTA. Library: In the Library with Prue we have been doing digital coding. Italian: In Italian Foundation are looking at Celebrations, the 1/2s are doing
Fairy Tales, the 3/4s are working on Hero projects and in 5/6 we have been
finishing off our Italian videos.
Sunday L 56S Sunday L 56S Sunday L 56S Sunday L 56S and and and and Xavier W 56MXavier W 56MXavier W 56MXavier W 56M
Principal Report Term Four is full of celebrations and a sense of achievement for all of our teachers and students. It’s an exciting time of year to be part of. I’m glad to be part of such a hardwork-
ing, creative and passionate school.
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS – ‘Hero’s Journey’ Our ‘Hero’s Journey’ themed Celebration of the Arts is coming along well. Thursday 27th October is creeping up on us very quickly. Once again to have all year levels perform in the Assembly Area here at SKiPPS with the whole school community is just fantastic. This sets our school apart from the usual production. Families also have the opportunity to enjoy something to eat and drink and to social with each other. We are scheduling a minor session straight after Assembly on Monday morning to carry all the stage blocks from the blue shed around to the stage area in the quadrangle. (Monday17th October from 9.00am until 9.30am) This will go a long way for us to be
well prepared for the event as well as attending to some much needed jobs around the school. Please join us if you can!
FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS 2017 UPDATE Enrolment forms for 2017 Foundation students are continuing to be taken. A high number of enrolments are in-zone or with sib-lings already at the school. We are not in a position to take any out-of-zone students for 2017. At this stage, with confirmed 45
Foundation enrolments there will be two Foundation classes in 2017.
TRANSITION Our Foundation Teachers have met with neighbouring schools and local kindergartens directors to be thoroughly prepared for next year. Foundation Information Night will take place on Tuesday 8th November at 6.00pm in the Performing Arts Space. Lil Wymant is the Transition Coordinator and will help parents with any inquiries they may have. We have scheduled three whole-school transition sessions in November and December to give all children a chance to integrate into their new learning areas. This will help assist teachers with allocating contact classes for next and students the opportunity to reconnect with other stu-
dents.
GRADUATION This term, will be our last term for our Year Six Students at primary school. For the Year Sixes individually and for the school as a whole, it is really important for these students to finish off their final term at primary school on a really high note. This not only prepares them for secondary school but has the potential to set a great example for all the other students in the school. Term Four is always an exciting time for our Year Sixes and culminates in a wonderful Graduation Evening on Thursday 8th Decem-
ber. We have a hard working group of parents, students and staff planning this special event.
STAFFING We have a small number of Generalist Classroom and Integration Aide positions which are about to be advertised. These are for staff members who are on fixed term contracts and to fill any vacancies that have arisen. The selection process takes about one month so we will have all of this finalised well before the end of the school year. Over the last few weeks teachers have been
considering different options for next year.
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL LITERACIES Information Communication Technology and Digital Literacies are now more than ever an integral part of our school. Tom has led our school with innovative ideas and resources to really connect us with the new Victorian Curriculum requirements. Students have the opportunity to work as a whole class on developing skills in certain programs as well as the online assessments that plot student achievement. One of our school’s major foci will continue to be centred around technology but not at the expense of
other forms of research, handwriting and presentation of work.
SPECIALIST PROGRAMS We very much value Prue and the Library Program running throughout the school and acknowledge that our students are be-coming better borrowers and researchers. Our library space is very vibrant with children being able to access the library before and after school and at lunchtimes for borrowing purposes and for children who simply want to come in from outside to browse or relax. Our Visual and Performing Arts programs are still a major focus for our school and our school community. Chantel and Stephen bring us an expertise that ensures all of our students reach their creative potential. Italian has grown from strength to strength. We have come such a long way in the last six years, with a clear vision for how it could enhance ‘real’ language learn-ing for our students. Dee continues to connect to our Sister School in Novara sharing many pieces of student work from our school to theirs. It’s so exciting when we receive something in return. We will continue along this path for many years to come. The very successful Kitchen Garden Program for our Year 3/4 students will continue to offer real connections to healthy eating and a love for food and the environment. This program is not layered onto the curriculum thanks to our Year 3/4 Teachers, La-rissa and Niki. It is fully immersed through core subject areas such as Maths, English, Science and Health. Jen McCrabb, Principal
Assistant Principal’s ReportAssistant Principal’s ReportAssistant Principal’s ReportAssistant Principal’s Report
Dyslexia Empowerment Week Dyslexia is a Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) that primarily affects a person’s reading, spelling and writ-ing skills. Dyslexia is neurologically based and cannot be ‘cured’, but with appropriate remedia-tion and accommodations the challenges dyslexia causes can be alleviated. The primary symptoms of dyslexia area:
Problems learning the letter sounds for reading and spelling
Difficulty in reading single words, such as on flash cards and in lists (decoding) Lack of fluency Reading slowly with many mistakes Poor spelling Poor visual gestalt/coding (orthographic coding)
1 in 10 people in our community are estimated to have dyslexia –with worldwide fig-ures estimating it’s up to 20%! Dyslexia is not an intellectual disability -- in fact, dyslexics have average-to-above average intelli-gence, with 40% of dyslexics thought to be gifted! It’s just simply the way a person’s brain is wired. Because people with dyslexia experience difficulties in reading, spelling and writing some people think they have difficulty learning or aren’t academic. That’s just not true. They just learn differently. And because dyslexics learn differently they are thought to think differently too, which can be a real asset! So, rethink what you think dyslexia is all about! For more information: Dyslexia Empowerment Week http://www.dyslexiaempowermentweek.com.au/ General information re dyslexia: www. dyslexiaassociation.org.au Karen Starkiss Dyslexia Support Services http://www.dyslexiasupportservices.com.au/
Famous people with dyslexia and other learning/attention issues: https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/personal-stories/famous-people/success-stories-celebrities-with-dyslexia-adhd-and-dyscalculia?view=slideview
Education and Policy Sub Committee At our next Education and Policy Sub Committee meeting we will be discussing: • Anti Bullying Policy
• Equal Opportunity Policy
• First Aid Policy
• Student Engagement Policy
• Annual Implementation Plan update
When: Tuesday 15th November, 2016 Where: Kitchen Dining Room As always, all welcome!
Kerry Bates, Assistant Principal
The Italian Corner
Ciao tutti!
Here we are in Term 4! We have settled back into our Italian classes and it
has been fantastic to see some great work coming from our students.
In Year 5/6 students have been writing, role-playing and videoing conversa-
tions in Italian and practising useful expressions for inviting and accepting in-
vitations such as ‘Ti piacerebbe venire a casa mia?’ (Would you like to come to
my house?) and ‘Certo!’ (Certainly). It’s been great to see their enthusiasm
and effort in getting their tongues around some new and slightly tricky words.
In keeping with our COTA theme of ‘The Hero’s Journey’, students in Year
3/4 have been writing about their heroes in Italian. We’ve had pieces about
Michael Jordan, Jennifer Lopez, mums, dads, friends, relatives and even pets!
Look out for a display of students’ work in the next couple of weeks.
In Year 1/2 we have started reading fairytales (le fiabe) in Italian. We have
recently met ‘Il Mostro Cattivo’ who is ‘antipatico’ (unpleasant), puzzo (smelly)
and of course, cattivo (evil). We’ll also be seeing some dramatizations soon,
with ‘Il Mostro Cattivo’ coming to life!
Foundation students have started the term with the topic of ‘Celebrations’
and we have met up with Pinocchio again as he gets into some trouble at ‘la
festa’ with some ‘zucchero filato’ (fairy floss).
A presto! Dee, Italian Specialist
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Congratulations to all those students who completed the Premiers’ Reading Challenge. We will hand out the certificates at assembly when they arrive. Please encourage students to get into the habit of returning and then borrowing books. There are many overdue books that need to come back to school! We need some parent helpers to open the library on certain days so please let me know if you are available to help out before or after school. If you have never done this, I can show you the ropes! You just need a Working with Children Check. It is only open for 15 minutes! Also, after Celebration of the Arts I will be having some book covering sessions in the library, straight after assembly, so stay tuned!!! At the moment all year levels are developing their confidence and skills in digital cod-ing, the programming language which operates computers. Coding also builds knowledge of mathematical concepts, problem solving and creative skills. It is part of the new Victorian Curriculum. Grazie!
Prue Robbins, Librarian Prue Robbins, Librarian Prue Robbins, Librarian Prue Robbins, Librarian
Celebration of the Arts
Celebration of the Arts this year will be held on Thursday 27th October 2016. The theme this year is ‘The Hero’s Journey’. Throughout this term in both Visual and Performing Arts students will be exploring ideas around heroes and the chal-lenges they face. This work will link to other areas of the curriculum that will also be explored in their contact groups. As always we appreciate any support our parent community can offer. If you are interested in being involved please email Chantel and Stephen. [email protected] and [email protected],gov.au
SUSTAINABILITY FESTIVAL
On Friday 9th September our Year Six students attended the Port Phillip Sustaina-bility Festival along with 15 other schools. Each of the five leadership groups designed and ran a workshop with approxi-mately 25 children attending each one. Their focus was on using recycled materi-als: making wallets, money-boxes, picture frames, musical instruments and seed-ling planters from recycled materials. Weeks of planning went into producing the workshops and many leadership skills were developed over that time. The children developed lesson plans, trialed their sessions and altered their presentations in response to feedback from their peers. The Year Six students also attended a variety of workshops at the EcoCentre, in-cluding cooking, aboriginal story telling and singing, song writing and bushwalking. Susan Bishop Year 5/6 Teacher
Walk for the Prems
Hi, my name is Aidan Vrettas of 3/4G. This year on Sunday October 23rd I will be participating in Life’s Little Treasures
“Walk for the Prems”. It is an organization that raises funds and help families of premature and sick babies throughout Australia. My little cousins Jack and Sam were born at 26 weeks and I believe that this organization helped them a lot, so I want to help other families by doing the ‘Walk for the Prems”. If you would like more information then check out their website. This is the link to my personal fundrais-ing page; your donation and support would be really appreciated!
http://www.lifeslittletreasuresfundraising.com.au/jacksam Thank you for your generosity.
YETI 10FT TRAMPOLINE FOR SALE! Second-hand (barely used) / WITH SAFETY NET AND PROTECTIVE PADDING $200 MUST BE PICKED UP BY TUE 18/10/16 YETI Trampoline – 10ft Trampoline Specifications: Frame Diameter – 10ft (305cm) Bounce Mat Diameter – 8.6ft (2.62m) Trampoline Frame Height - 76cm Trampoline Springs – 64 X 141mm Zinc coated Springs Frame – Zinc coated steel pipe Max User Weight - 100kg / 16 stone Safety Enclosure - Internal Safety Enclosure with L Shape Flap & inner & outer zipper (105 x 40cm) Enclosure Height - 67in (170cm) Safety Padding – Thickness = 4cm & Width = 27cm Safety Enclosure No Gap Enclosure The enclosure is designed so, when sealed, there are no gaps at bounce level. The enclosure is firmly secured to the bounce mat so no hands, feet or little fingers can go through to the spring base. Contact Prue 0409 139 658
We have compost!
Last week we added our first compost to our garden to enrich our soil.
This means that we are limi�ng our contribu�on to landfill and to toxic
gases that are damaging to the ozone layer by pu ng our food scraps
and garden waste into the compost bin. We have tended it, kept it
warm and layered like a lasagna with the different brown and green
elements and presto! It was ready last week. This is very exci�ng for us
and for our plants!
We had a very special guest last week in Kitchen. When we asked who
the kids thought it might be they suggested Jamie Oliver might be pop-
ping in… I said even be*er… Peppi! Yes, their favourite kitchen garden
teacher from last year who is living in Perth extended his holiday and
came to our first Kitchen class of the term. The kids were so excited to
see him and to cook some of his favourite things for him….
Happy spring�me - Nikki and Larissa
BROAD BEAN BRUSCHETTA
BROAD BEAN AND MINT DIP (RECIPE SOURCE: CERES FAIR FOOD)
From the garden: Mint, Broad beans, lemons
INGREDIENTS
1kg unpeeled (450g peeled) broadbeans
Ripe avocado
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
80ml olive oil
2 Tbsp fresh mint, chopped
Extra Virgin Olive Oil to drizzle
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD
Take the beans out of their pods. Place them in a heatproof bowl and
cover them with boiling water and leave to soak for five or so minutes.
In batches (one handful at a �me), scoop broad beans out and peel
their skins off. Discard the skins.
Cook the naked broad beans in a pot of boiling water for 2-3 minutes
un�l just tender. Drain and cool under running water momentarily.
In a food processor or with a handheld blender, process the broad
beans, lemon juice, garlic, and avocado. Then with the processor s�ll
going, add the olive oil in a steady stream un�l the dip is smooth, then
add the mint and blend well.
Season with salt and pepper to taste, and then transfer to a serving
bowl and decorate with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and/or papri-
ka.
Method for making brusche)a
Put the oven on to 180 deg.
Crisp the sliced bread in the oven by placing as many slices as possible
on the oven trays – be careful not to forget about them! They will take
around 10 minutes per side. Once one side is toasted, turn the slices
over carefully not to burn yourselves and prepare to spread the dip
over the slices.
BEETROOT BRUSCHETTA
FROM THE GARDEN:
BEETROOT and greens for garnish
Ingredients
Beetroot x 3
1 cup yoghurt
Squeeze of lemon
Pinch of salt
Tablespoon of zatar
Method for the DIP
Steam the beetroot in a steamer over a vigorous heat un�l a knife will
easily slide through the beetroot (around 20 minutes).
Once cool, using dish gloves, slip the skin off the beetroots
Put them in the food processor and pulse un�l mashed well.
Then add salt, yoghurt, lemon and zatar to taste.
Method for making brusche)a
Put the oven on to 180 deg.
Crisp the sliced bread in the oven by placing as many slices as possible
on the oven trays – be careful not to forget about them! They will take
around 10 minutes per side. Once one side is toasted, turn the slices
over carefully not to burn yourselves and prepare to spread the dip
over the slices.
Garnish with whatever greens we have in the garden.
LEMON DELICIOUS From the garden: Lemons
RECIPE SOURCE: Stephanie Alexander
Ingredients
2 lemons
60 g bu*er
1 cup castor sugar
3 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons self-raising flour
1½ cups milk
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C and bu*er a 1 litre ovenproof basin or serving
dish.
Zest 1 of the lemons and juice both lemons.
In 2 separate bowls separate the eggs - separate the whites from the
yolks one at a �me
In a food processor, cream bu*er with sugar un�l pale
Then add egg yolks.
Add flour and milk alternately to make a smooth ba*er.
Scrape mixture from sides of processor bowl and blend in lemon juice.
Transfer to a clean basin.
Whisk egg whites un�l creamy and firm and fold gently into ba*er.
Then fold in zest.
Pour the ba*er into the prepared basin/dish. Stand the dish in a metal
baking dish and, with the help of an adult, pour hot water around
the sides to come halfway up the basin.
Cooking it like this is called cooking “au bain marie”- literally, Maria’s
bath. Maria was said to be a talented alchemist!
Lower it gently into the oven with the help of an adult.
Bake for 40 mins.
Allow to cool a li*le before serving.
POTATO GNOCCHI WITH BURNT BUTTER &
HERB SAUCE
FROM THE GARDEN: Potatoes, Oregano, Parsley
INGREDIENTS
1 kg Desiree or Virginia Rose Potatoes
300g plain flour
60 g bu*er
1 bunch of oregano and a bunch of parsley
salt and pepper
METHOD
Wash potatoes and put the potatoes in a large pot of salted water
Boil the potatoes un�l soQ
Take them out of the water with tongs and cut them in half to cool.
While you’re wa�ng for the potatoes to cool down, make your sauce:
Melt the bu*er in a deep frypan. Add a teaspoon of salt.
Pick oregano leaves off the stalks and once the bu*er has melted
break the leaves into the pan
Cook un�l the leaves go nice and brown
Set aside un�l your gnocchi is ready to be �pped in.
Separate the parsley from its stalks and chop roughly. Set aside.
Once your potatoes are cooled, peel them then grate them (or put
through a potato ricer) in the largest grater se ng onto the bench.
Sca*er over a li*le salt.
Add the flour and mix gently through in a feathering kind of mo�on.
DO NOT KNEAD!
The gnocchi dough should be just moist enough to mould into a loaf
shape, about the size of a large oval potato.
Make about 3 of these loaves, set them on the bench for a couple of
minutes to rest while you clean up a li*le.
Dust a li*le flour on the bench then slice a 3 cm sec�on off the loaf of
dough. Roll it into a sausage shape and, once you can imagine li*le
gnocchi pieces being made from it (2-3 cm wide), cut it to size
(pieces of 2 cm each). Place the finished gnocchi onto a floured
tray.
Repeat this process un�l you have done all of the loaves. Decorate the
gnocchi pieces by inden�ng them with a finger or by rolling them
on a fork. These indenta�ons tend to make the sauce s�ck be*er J
Fill a high-sided frying pan or a saucepan with water, add a teaspoon
of salt and bring to the boil. Drop in as many gnocchi as will fit easi-
ly in a layer. Adjust the heat to a simmer. When the gnocchi rise to
the surface (about three minutes), liQ them out with a slo*ed
spoon, drain well and slip into the wai�ng bu*er sauce. Don’t wor-
ry if some of the water spashes in – it will s�ll taste lovely. Return
to the oven aQer adding each batch of gnocchi. Sca*er over the
parmesan and the parsley and add a li*le pepper to taste before
serving.
Guitar/Vocal Lessons
Get started with Guitar or Vocal lessons in Term 4, and begin your musical journey! With
over 20 years of musical experience, Jason Worthy's guitar and voice lessons provide
children with an exci�ng and fun way to learn music, and gives children the tremendous
sense of joy and achievement that comes from learning and performing music.
I'm also delighted to be offering Vocal lessons star�ng in Term 4 at St.Kilda Park Primary.
Email:[email protected]
Mob:0439 564 161
Applica�ons also open for 2017
SKiPPS Orchestra visit to Sir Donald and Lady Trescowthick Centre
Aged Care Facility
20 members of the SKiPPS orchestra visited
the Sir Donald and Lady Trescowthick nurs-
ing home in Prahran on Monday September
12th last term with their conductor, Rosy
Hunt.
They brought delight to the residents of the home by playing three orchestra pieces
("When the Saints", "Cushion Dance" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King") and some
solos (from Emma, Lulu, Henry, Luke, Will and Ethan).
AQer the performance, we cha*ed with the audience, and then came back to SKiPPS on
the tram. Many thanks to the SKiPPS students who represented the school so well, and to
the parents who helped and played.
