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Bayswater South Primary School Issue 27 September 10, 2018

On Friday Liam S came 1st in the 6-7year old boys class at the Victorian

Cycling BMX Interschool Championships Round 1.

He has now qualified to race at the state finals in Bendigo on Friday

19th of October!

THE BULLETIN Issue 27, September 10 2018

Principal's Corner

Review: Curriculum and Assessment

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Mathematics in Year 2

Learning & Leading through Languages

Key Dates- for your diary

Term 3 Tue Sept 11 Prep Museum Excursion Wed Sept 12 State Schools Spectacular Rehearsal Fri Sept 14 State Schools Spectacular Rehearsal Sat Sept 15 State Schools Spectacular

Performances Mon Sept 17 Review Panel Day Mon Sept 17 Yr 3/4 camp deposit due back Mon Sept 17 Yr 5/6 Healthy Relationships Parent

Information night 7.00pm—8.30pm Wed Sept 19 Opening of the Oval/Footy

Fundraising Day

Term 4 Mon Oct 8 Health Development Session Yr5/6 Fri Oct 12 Health Development Session Yr5/6

Wed Oct 24 2019 Parent Information Evening Fri Oct 26 Health Development Session Yr5/6 Tue Oct 30 Prep Transition Session Wed Oct 31 Whole School German Day Mon Nov 5 Curriculum Day Tue Nov 6 Melbourne Cup Holiday Nov 12-14 Year 3/4 Camp Tue Nov 13 Prep Transition Session Tue Nov 27 Prep Transition Session Tue Dec 11 State Wide Transition Session Fri Dec 14 Kids’ Hope Pizza Lunch Tue Dec 18 Yr 6 Graduation Thu Dec 20 Yr 6 Mystery Tour (tbc) 2018 Term Dates Term 2 April 16—June 29 Term 3 July 16—September 21 Term 4 October 8—December 21

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The Writing Process 7


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These major

pillars will

continue to

provide the

foundation

from which we

create a new

history for the

school while

recognising

and celebrating

our past.

Principal’s Message– Review: Curriculum and Assessment

Dear Parents, Staff & Students,

@principalbsps

This week I would like to share some insight into what we as a staff saw to be the highlights of our

curriculum and assessment development over the past 4 years. The following is a snippet from the

Review self study document:

The pioneering spirit of our colleagues over 35 years ago has led us on a journey of quality language

teaching and learning at BSPS. In 2014 -15, the current plan began with a recommitment of

introducing a 50-50 model and a desire to create a new history for the school.

It was decided in 2016 after a year of High Performance Culture professional development, maths

curriculum development, along with introducing a new inquiry model that the school should canvass

and seek opinions of introducing an internationally respected and renowned program the

International Baccalaureate (IB). The IB program embraced by the community was seen to provide an

excellent framework for future teaching and learning, curriculum development and assessment,

international mindedness and global citizenship. Importantly its acceptance would provide further

affirmation of the legacy and work completed at Bayswater South.

The step in becoming an IB PYP candidate school was seen as a highlight of the Review period of 2014-

2018. The recommitment and development of the CLIL 50 -50 BSPS Bilingual program was also

recognised as a highlight. These major pillars will continue to provide the foundation from which we

create a new history for the school while recognising and celebrating our past.

In other news, we have the go ahead for our oval, it is now completed. Of course we are very excited

and next week information will come out detailing how we are going to celebrate and open our new

oval. So stay tuned for that!!

Jayson Williams

Principal

[email protected]

@principalbsps

Tweetification of the week

Finishing touches- Grand Opening is very close!

Follow US!

This week’s Oscar was presented to - Harrison Year 3/4


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BSPS Reminder & News Snippets Emergency details– It is every parents' responsibility to ensure your emergency details are updated regularly.

Bike safety - Students are reminded to walk their bikes and scooters on school grounds. While on pathways all students must look out for pedestrians and keep a good distance between themselves and other children.

Dogs on the school grounds—Could parents please refrain from bringing their dogs onto the school grounds, as per School Council regulations. Any dog on school grounds must have obtained special permission from the Council.

BSPS Effective Communication Channels

Student query/issue= Contact the classroom teacher

School wide query/issue = Contact Jayson or Bret

Financial - Administration query /issue = Contact the office.

NB. Our Parents’ Club’s Facebook page is not an official communication channel of BSPS.

Birthday Wishes go the following students who had a birthday last week.

Sebastian M, Heidi M, Kayla A, Fern H, Zoe M, Corey R, Summa G, Bethany R

From the Office

Grade 3/4 Camp Permission form and $100 first instalment (includes $50 non-refundable deposit) is due by Monday, 17th September. Grade 5/6 Personal Health and Development Program Permission forms were sent home on Thursday. The signed permission form and payment must be returned to school by Thursday, 20th September. If your child has not received their permission form, please email the office on: [email protected] and a copy will be emailed to you. Payment for these activities can be made through the Qkr app, BPay, eftpos at the office, cash, cheque and CSEF (if eligible).

If anyone is experiencing difficulty making the requested payments, please contact Noleen Maxwell (Business Manager & Parent

Payment representative) to discuss payment arrangements or support options.

Noleen Maxwell Business Manager

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Inside the Classroom— Mathematics in year 2

The topic in Mathematics has been ‘Location and transformation’. The students in Year 2 have been working on drawing and interpreting simple maps. They had fun creating their own treasure map on a grid and showing the position of their treasure by adding some glitter. Here are some examples for you to enjoy!


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From Our PYP Coordinator— The Writing Process

Inarguably, writing is a process; we all do it in different ways, but we all follow an iterative process that gets us to the finish line.

Take email correspondence. We never write one for no rea-

son: there’s a purpose, an audience and a clear message or

idea we want to convey (maybe you’re composing a beautiful

email that communicates your ‘illness’ to your boss so you

can attend the cricket). We call this clarification process ‘pre-writing’.

And then you start ‘drafting’: jotting down your initial

attempt, deciding where each idea should go in the se-

quence, rethinking sequencing and choice of words as you

go.

What we DON’T do is a ‘1st draft’ and a ‘2nd draft’, we revise

on the go, experimenting with a range of possibilities and

deciding what works best (should I say ‘coughing a lot’ or

‘spluttering all over the place? Or neither… ). Many writing

process models separate drafting and revision into distinct

parts, but good writers will revise as they go, treating it as a natural part of their process.

‘Editing’ is distinct from revising; it’s not about becom-

ing more entertaining, persuasive or informative, in-

stead, it’s about ensuring that you are meeting the

conventions of the text type, and that everything is

spelled currently (Did I spell my bosses name right? Do

I sign off with ‘cheers’ or ‘regards’ or…? Does this comma change the meaning?) Editing is crucially important and can often be

the difference between someone reading our text, or reading somebody else’s text!

Finally, we publish! Does your email need a pink back-

ground? Maybe some BOLD test for emphasis? Probably

not, but it’s important for students to celebrate their effort

and get their work out into the wider world.

Benjamin Zonca

PYP Coordinator


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Sports News—Summer Interschool Sports Final—29th August

Cricket team

On Wednesday, the cricket team went to HV Jones reserve to play cricket. We played 4 games on the day. Our first game was against Holy Trinity, we won 115-116. Some of the highlights were Will and Dylan R’s one run to make us win. Then the next game was against St Bernadette’s, we won 143- 69, some of the highlights, Paris’s hat trick, Josh R’s 44 runs. Our second last game was Scoresby, we won the game 116-83. The highlights were Victor’s awesome bowling and batting. We made it through to the Grand Final. We lost 132-122, but we made it through to division, placing 2nd in the Scoresby District.

Devan and Will

Volleyball

On Wednesday the girls’ volleyball team went to Boronia K-12 for sport, we played four games. The first game we played was against Saint Bernadette’s sadly we lost. The next game we played was against Wantirna South, sadly we

lost again. With our hopes up high we went on to the third game playing Boronia K-12 the score for the first set was 20-3 we had won. Then in the final set we won 15 to 7. Some of the highlights were Ems and Kayas great serving, Nat’s setting, Bianca’s good digging and Ava M’s good encouraging. We would like to thank Mr. Campbell for coaching and supporting us through it and the parents who came to support us by watching.

Nat and Bianca

Ello’ Ello on Wednesday 29 August, where there were two volleyball teams, only one of which is relevant to this story. The BSPS Mixed Volleyball team. LLLOOONNNGGG story short, these people played volleyball, this is the story of their most recent adventure I N T E R S C H O O L S P O R T S part 2. With a bit of

a slow start we managed to pull it together in the end and triumphantly lose all rounds. All the boys had fun and showed gigantic signs of improving in this foreign sport.

Austin

Softball

On Wednesday, both of the softball teams went to Gilbert Park, Knoxfield. To participate in some games of softball. The girls’ softball team played two games, our first game was against Holy Trinity and sadly, we lost 10-1. Our second game was against Wanting South and we tied 7-7 because of time issues. We would like to thank Ava for her great pitching, Dahlia for her great falling over a couple times, Farrah and Nitya for their great catching and Ella R for her great sneaking bases. Over all it was a great day and one to remember, we would all like to thank Frau Schmelzle for coming and scoring and cheering us on, Cerie Saunders for giving great advice and Sladjana and Polly for also coming and supporting us constantly. Thankyou!

Ava and Dahlia

Tennis

On last Wednesday the boy’s tennis team played tennis at Reta Matthews’s reserve. We all played our best but the highlights of the day were Jaxom’s amazing smashes, Hannes’s smooth shots and Cian’s awesome serving. A big thank you to Mr Zonca for coaching the team and Mr Campbell for running the day. Also thank you to all the parents that came to support us throughout the day.

Jeremy and Hannes


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5/6SStudent Grade For

Claudia C P-M Making a colourful and creative spring flower. Well done!

Felix D P-P Making great attempts at spelling (CVC) consonant-vowel-

consonant words. Well done!

Indi A P-S His detailed representation of his ‘wochentage’ train

Anna O 1-B Working on her bold beginnings in story writing. Fantastic Anna!

Ava G 1-B Fantastic counting of coins and making connections with

strategies! WOW

Charlotte B 1-G Applying herself in maths and working out how many 5 cents are in

the different coins. Toll germacht!

Benjamin K 1-G Showing great persistence when undertaking all comprehension

tasks in Reading Eggs. Fantastic effort Ben!

Lucas B 1-W Imaginative story writing and writing like a reader!

Lucas B 1-W An EXCELLENT explanation of his strategies to count coins! Toll!

Ethan G 2-D Great focus in maths and identifying everyday events at school

that involve chance!

Evangeline C 2-W Consistently applying a growth mindset to everything she does.

Great work Evie!

Ciana A 3/4M Proactively taking control of her learning. Tolle leistung!

Liam R 3/4W Being proactive during his reading tasks.

Liam C 3/4Z Creating an outstanding ‘passion’ poster in Art, by following the

success criteria. Well done!

Genevieve W 3/4Z Using her research and design skills to communicate her learning.

Chris T 5/6C His excellent introduction to his draft 2 of his personal writing

piece. Great job!

Cian E 5/6S Excellent learning and staying on task in maths this week! Great

effort Cian, well done!

Austin B 5/6Z For demonstrating positive leadership skills and academic growth

in German today. Well done Austin!

Deakin K 5/6Z Persevering to compose a high quality introduction inspired by

Patrick Ness’s ‘A Monster Calls’.

Maverik G 5/6Z Demonstrating his excellent ability to focus on his learning in maths and recording evidence towards his learning goals. Well done!

From Our Vice Captains There has been a lot happening, and a lot that will be happening in the next few weeks:

The new synthetic grass will be officially opened in the last week of Term 3. We will be having a Footy Day with a fundraiser for the Cancer Council and Lime disease with a special lunch that is yet to be revealed.

This Friday the year 2’s will have their sleepover, which has been a tradition for the past five years. The night is filled with fun party activities and an awesome movie on the side. Don’t forget the good ol’ Aussie snags.

Last Tuesday, the year fives were invited to attend a German Day at Heathmont Secondary College. They participated in a few activities such as watercolour painting art, soccer and eating traditional German foods.

Last week the year five and six students participated in summer sports, which was a great day for all. Congratulations to the cricket team who will be competing in division, but sadly the other teams will not be going to the next round.

Thank you everyone, we hope you enjoy your weekend.

Austin and Bianca


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Sick Bay Roster

Fri Sept 14 Nicole Kuruwita

Fri Sept 21 Magda Tapias

Fri Sept 28 Eiko Naruse

Fri Oct 12 Angela Cotter

Fri Oct 19 Kathy Herrrmann

Fri Oct 26 Erin Kennedy

Fri Nov 2 Monika Thornley

Fri Nov 9 Angela Murray

Fri Nov 16 Nicole Kuruwita

Fri Nov 23 Magda Tapias

Fri Nov 30 Jessica Brown

Fri Dec 7 Eiko Naruse

Fri Dec 14 Angela Cotter

Fri Dec 20 Kathy Herrmann

Hello, my name is Bronwyn Upton and I am the Bayswater South Primary School Chaplain. I would like to outline for you the role a Chaplain plays within the school community. A Chaplain will-

Provide care and be a friend

Be a 'listening ear' for those who need someone to talk to

Provide pastoral care (encouragement and support)

Help a child sort through a problem or an issue

Run support groups (eg. Friendship programs)

Connect with parents as the need arises

Refer a child to other professionals

Support teachers in class, helping out as needed Matters of faith are only pursued when a person wishes to talk about them Life is not always easy. But knowing that someone is there for you to talk to, to listen, to encourage and to walk alongside you can be very comforting and can help you through difficult situations. My chaplaincy role is about offering care and support to the whole school community. It's about working with students, parents and teachers to assist in meeting the need s that arise in our daily lives. Children today have to deal with some very 'grown up' issues such as family break-up, grief and addictions. Or they may be struggling to make friends or to fit in with their peers. These can be very traumatic for children and could affect their ability to cope with the stresses of daily life. As such it may be beneficial for your child to have someone who they can talk to. This would occur on a purely voluntary basis. If you would prefer that this interaction not happen for your child/ren, please contact the school. Please feel free to call me regarding anything I can help you with. I am available on Mondays and Tuesdays at the school betw een 9am – 2.30pm. Or leave a message anytime and I will call you back. Regards Bronwyn Upton SCHOOL CHAPLAIN

Student Achievements

On Friday Liam S came 1st in the 6-7year old boys class at the Victorian Cycling BMX

Interschool Championships round 1 which was held at Park Orchard BMX track.

He has now qualified to race at the state finals in Bendigo on Friday 19th of October.

PARENT OPINION SURVEY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

The Annual Parent Opinion Survey (available online) has, for the first time, been opened up to everyone in the

school community rather than a randomly selected cross-section as is usually the case.

To fill out the survey simply go to https://www.orima.com.au/parent

Fill in the School Name: Bayswater South Primary School

And the pin: 532542

This opportunity closes on Sunday, September 9. It is completely confidential.

Congratulations Liam!


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From Our School Chaplain

Growing Your Children’s Self-Esteem Using Their Senses

It’s so important to encourage and compliment our children, and yet it’s not something we always readily do. We all appreciate being complimented, it puts a skip in our step and makes even a difficult day feel so much brighter. Giving a simple compliment isn’t difficult, but we often overlook the impact of what this can do to our children’s self-esteem, and so neglect to do it.

For example, it can be as basic as telling a child what a wonderful job they did helping their sibling with an activity, or how proud you are of them for their excellent behaviour when you went shopping, or what a great job they did packing up their toy’s when you asked them to. Simple, but it’s easy to miss an opportunity to compliment them. The more depth you give to the compliment, the better they will receive it.

Add even more depth to your verbal compliment and you will have an even greater impact on your child’s well-being. If you accompany your words with touch, a smile and eye contact, you will connect with them on a whole different level. It doesn’t take much to grow a child’s self-esteem and create good feelings at home. Compliments sincerely given have an enormous impact on those who receive them, and can satisfy the deep craving we all have to be loved and accepted.

We’re inclined to underestimate the impact a compliment can make and so tend not to give them out as readily as we could. But let me encourage you to give it a really good go, and just watch what regular compliments do to your children’s self-esteem and behaviour. It’s easy to habitually tell them off, but if you can outweigh the times you do so with more compliments, you will impact their self-esteem hugely and be rewarded with children more willing to please you with better behaviour.

There are two things that will enhance the impact of a compliment -

1. Smile and make eye contact as you give the compliment. 2. Give the compliment with a gentle touch to make it personal.

A smile and gentle touch tells a child so much more than words alone, as they add more value to the spoken word. These gestures allow you to use three of your senses making a greater impact on the receiver both visually, kinaesthetically (touch) and verbally. Then the person doesn’t just receive the message verbally, but via three modes; they see it, they feel it and they hear it. We often focus on the words and forget the all important visual and kinaesthetic aspects of a person.

Next time your child does something worthwhile, take the time to give a compliment also using these other modes of communication. Smile, make eye contact and add a gentle touch to really let them know how you feel. Watch your child’s reaction, you may be surprised at the response you get from them and the change in their general behaviour.

Bronwyn Upton

BSPS Chaplain – (Monday & Tuesday)


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Victorian State Schools Spectacular – Get your tickets!

We are proud and excited to have some of our students participating in the 2018 Victorian State Schools Spectacular: With the Beat.

This year’s Spectacular will be held at Hisense Arena on Saturday 15 September, with two shows at 1pm and 6:30pm. It will also be televised by Channel 7 and will be live-streamed to the internet (exact times to be advised).

The journey of exploration will see Hisense Arena transformed into a mystical Venetian masquerade ball, a wondrous Steam Punk Fairground in a cornucopia of new and old mixed together.

There is something for everyone’s musical taste in this year’s show, from Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Sheppard, Tim Minchin, Beyonce, to Karl Jenkins.

Talented young skaters, skate boarders, BMX riders, puppeteers, musicians, dancers and singers will feature on stage, while many other students will work behind the scenes, gaining unique, on-the-job, professional experience.

This is a creative vision of industry professionals including Creative Director Neill Gladwin, Musical Director Chong Lim, Dance Director Deon Nuku, (Scooby Doo, Happy Feet, Moulin Rouge) and Associate Dance Director Yvette Lee, (Dancing with the Stars, X-Factor Australia, Australia’s Got Talent and So You Think You Can Dance).

This program – managed by the Department of Education and Training – helps to develop each student’s performance skills, discipline, perseverance, cooperation and confidence under the training of industry professionals.

For a fun, family entertainment experience, and to cheer on our students from the audience, be quick to secure tick-ets.Tickets for the 2018 Victorian State Schools Spectacular will go on sale via Ticketek on 19 July at 9:00am.

Ticketek Information and bookings: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=STATESCH18&v=VFA

Pricing is as follows:

General Admission tickets – available from 9:00am on 19 July

Adult: $40

Concession: $30

Child Under 15: $20

Buy 10 tickets and get one adult ticket free (The 11th ticket is free). For group bookings, please call 1300 364 001.

Linton Roe [email protected]

Hi Everyone in the Bayswater South Community,

In the past three months 18 students have been preparing for the Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS). On Wednesdays, we come to the music room and practise all the songs and dance moves for the VSSS. Some of our favourite songs to dance and sing to are ‘Downtown’, Can’t Hold Us’, Wings’, and ‘I was Here”.

Every few weeks we have met up with the full team at VSSS and have learnt everything together. The next couple of times we get to do everything in costume. We cannot wait to see you at Hisense Arena on the 15th September. We are looking forward to singing and dancing soon.

From the Bayswater South VSSS Team

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=STATESCH18&v=VFA



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Petra Murrihy

[email protected]

Art Room Thanks Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you

To the Kennedy, Tynan, Shuetz and Firman families for their kind and generous

donations of timber boards to the Art Room. Our 5/6 students are presently finalising

their Street Art designs before the painting begins.

FREE HALF HOUR TRIAL MUSIC LESSON WITH MARIANNE WRIGHT

IF YOU HAVE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHY NOT COME ALONG TO A FREE

TRIAL LESSON.

PLEASE RING OR EMAIL MARIANNE ON 0409 125 464 OR [email protected]


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Community News

In the upcoming September school holidays, we are excited to announce that we will be running a Dungeons and Dragons group for 12 - 15 year olds, as well as our popular My Little Pony Friendship Group at our practice in Bayswater. The My Little Pony group is for girls in Prep - Grade 2 and will involve children partici-pating in fun, My Little Pony-themed activities, while developing skills in building friend-ships, working as a team, and social communication and problem solving. The My Little Pony group will run daily from Monday 1st - Friday 5th October at 9.30am-11am. The cost is $400 per child.

The Dungeons and Dragons group is for 12 – 15 year olds who already have some experi-ence with Dungeons and Dragons. This is an opportunity to come and meet other fans of the game and play in a supportive environment with an experienced Dungeon Master. The Dungeons and Dragons group will run over 4 sessions from 1pm – 3.30pm on Monday 24th September, Thursday 27th September, Monday 1st October and Thursday 4th October. Participants will be required to attend all 4 sessions. As we are running this as a trial, we are offering the group at a reduced cost of $50 per child (4 sessions and snacks included). Places are strictly limited. _________________________________________

For more information or to book a place, please call reception on 03 8741 5059 or email [email protected].



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Bayswater South Primary School

Enfield Drive

Bayswater, Victoria, 3175

Australia

Phone: 03 9729 2862

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.baysouthps.vic.edu.au

Values : Respect Empathy Honesty Teamwork

BAYSWATER SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL’S COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY

Bayswater South Primary School is committed to safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making. Bayswater South Primary School has zero tolerance for child abuse. Bayswater South Primary School is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability. Every person involved at Bayswater South Primary School has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.

CHILD SAFE STANDARD

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