Gisborne Primary School

7th May 2020 No. 11

CHALK TALK

Diary Dates

2020 TERM TWO:

MAY 2020 *Fri 8th May Do it for Dolly Day *Sun 10th May Mothers’ Day JUNE 2020 *Mon 8th June Queens Birthday Public Holiday *Wed 10th June School Council Mtg

*Fri 26th June Last day Term 2

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Professional Learning Communities. Now that you are all becoming amazing teachers of your own children , I thought I would share our school’s educational direction using the PLC initiative and how you can support that with your child’s learning. The teachers continue to use the elements of effective PLCs in the online environment to ensure students have learning tasks that are tailored to the next step in each child’s learning and that students are not repeatedly doing tasks around concepts they already know or tasks that are so far above their level that they are not able to access any learning. You will recognise that your child is learning something new if he/she is making a few mistakes and continual small improvements in their reading, writing and maths and will need to continue practising the new learning with spaced revision until their goal/s (or the Learning Intention) have been achieved. Year level teams (PLCs) are currently meeting daily on WebEx to discuss student learning outcomes and the next steps for each group of students. In order to provide ‘point of need’ learning successfully in the online environment, teachers need to optimise their interactions with students and listen to student feedback carefully as they do not have the usual classroom cues to look out for. If you have been involved in any of your children’s conferences and have been tempted to provide answers for them, you may have noticed the teacher encouraging responses from the students. This gives the teacher more accurate feedback about your child’s learning needs and future tasks that need to be set to address their misconceptions. Additionally it is important that your child completes submitted work independently so that the teacher is getting an accurate picture of their needs for that concept. Of course supporting the teaching of a concept for your child is a positive step, and quite different to simply telling them the answer or writing for them. When leaders and teachers do our Learning Walks and Talks into classrooms to monitor the progress of our PLC goals, these are the questions that we ask students:

>What are you learning? (Does the student know their Learning goal or Learning Intention?) >How will you know you have been successful? (Does the student know the Success Cr iter ia?) >How can you improve? >Is the work too easy, too hard or about right? (The student will make a few mistakes when learning is new.) >Where do you go for help when you have a question? (Is the student reading instructions and examples, using vocab checklists and codes, or working out a way to help themselves – agency.)

Much of the rationale for our PLC work has been provided by Professor John Hattie’s ‘Visible Learning’ framework which is well-known among educators. ‘It has been used in schools across Australia for years now to deliver consistent, evidence-based learning outcomes and is the culmination of….. more than 90,000 studies and 300 million students around the world. ‘Visible Learning’ helps educators to not only structure a lesson effectively (e.g. through learning objectives and success criteria), but also understand the extent to which different factors influence a student’s education (e.g. socioeconomic background, teacher efficacy and so on).’ Wade Zaglas In The Classroom, Opinion, Top Stories The Age Other aspects that Hattie has studied which have a significant effect on learning include parental involvement (.43) and particularly parental expectations (.70). Having high aspirations for your children and supporting them in the home/school partnership will have significant benefits, however it needs to be done in a positive way that builds a child’s agency and love of learning. Teachers will be the first to tell you that this is not easy!! Prep/1/2 Wellbeing Packs and School Photos for all families – Pick up on Monday Some parents have been asking about their children’s school photos. On Monday, teachers will be in the gym from 9am – 3.15 pm so that all families can pick up their school photos and Prep/1/2 Wellbeing Packs. Photo packs will be lined up in the gym in year levels for you to find and collect. Please enter via the north side, ensuring you are observing physical distancing. Find your child’s pack without touching any other packs, and exit via the south door to avoid close contact in the doorways. Hope you are still managing some exercise in the cold weather. Julie Soutter

SCHOOL PHOTO PICK UP ARRANGMENTS MONDAY 11TH — PLEASE READ BELOW

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Caring Hearts, Caring Minds, Caring Actions

Congratulations are in order!

Congratulations and thank you to everyone for another

week of learning from home.

Our staff have been impressed with the students who

continue to display many behaviours including our

school values of Personal Best, Resilience and

Responsibility. The skills developed over this period of

time, will continue to support our children with life-long

skills which can be carried through their future learning

and life.

It has been fantastic to see the assistance provided by parents while our students are

working from home. We appreciate the support from families and ask that our students

are being given the opportunity to complete the work independently as much as

possible. This will continue to develop their skills with problem solving and resilience.

Mental health and wellbeing check-in

Just as you set aside time for physical exercise, it is important to make time each day to check in

on your child’s mental health and wellbeing.

As your child adjusts to their new routine and not being able to see their friends in person, it is

important to be understanding of their feelings of frustration, anxiousness and even anger –

every child will react differently.

To support your child, use these mental health and wellbeing check ins to:

Provide an opportunity to talk about how they feel and listen to what they say

Identify one or two things they could do to address what they are concerned or angry

about

Ask how they are going, whether they are finding it easy or hard to learn remotely, and if

there is anything they’d like your help with.

If you have any other concerns about the health and wellbeing of your child, please remember

to contact your child’s classroom teacher who can direct you to further support as needed.

For further information regarding Learning from home, please access:

https://education.vic.gov.au/parents/learning/Pages/home-learning.aspx

Enjoy the weekend.

Regards, Lisa

Kitchen Garden Week 4

Do you know the 5 food groups for a strong mind and healthy body?

Grains Dairy

Vegetables Meat Fruit

List some great examples that you like to eat from each of the 5 food groups

and share via Seesaw.

Week 4- Year 4, 5 & 6 Kitchen Recipe

Vegetable Fritters- Have a go at

making these delicious fritters that are a great lunch, dinner or even a healthy snack- Yum!

Remember: to wash your hands before preparing food and always ask an adult for help or supervision when using sharp and hot equipment!

Share your creations via Seesaw!

Henry (3C) made a mini golf course for his PE

challenge

Levi (5A) tested his STEM Toy parachute from a great

Height—hope it worked!

Summer (1A) made a colourful ladybird from found materials

For Art.

P.E video clips from students Part 1 (Simply the Best!)

Mr G has received a number of video clips from students showing what they are up to during remote learning for P.E. He has also enjoyed providing these students with feedback and is so impressed with their enthusiasm and commitment that they've shown towards P.E. during this time.

Following is a link to a compilation of some of their videos. There is enough footage for a Part 2 and 3 so stay tuned for further video clips!.....

Nothing like a bit of Tina Turner to get you up and about!!!! Enjoy!!!

PE Video Link Part 1 Compilation

The importance of contributing in class during remote

learning By Sam V (6B)

Obviously in these times learning is a little bit different and probably harder for most people. This though, can be an experience to improve our contribution to class talk and questions that are put out during Webex meetings. If we practise contributing to discussions when we go back to school normally we can use our skills and be able to put your own ideas and thoughts into class discussions, which in the end can improve your overall learning experience and help you to have better social skills going forward.

Everyone Can Be a Leader By Claire B (6B)

Use Initiative Do extra jobs without being asked Ask if people in your family need help Offer to help your siblings with their school work

Random Acts of Kindness

Make someone their favourite drink Write or draw a happy note to people in your family Give people a big smile when you see them!

Learning

Have a clean and organised workspace. Have everything ready. Set alarms for meetings with your class and teacher Use your diary to plan Think about what the point of what you’re learning is (the Learning Intention/Success Criteria)

Solving Problems

Talk reasonably about the problem (show others you can stay calm!) Go for a walk, have a break, do a hobby Look for and suggest solutions

NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOL CAPTAINS

Congratulations to the following students who received the Student of the Week Award :

PA — Zoe S PA — Isaac C PB — Oliver H PB — Charlotte M PC — Tate S PC — Logan M PC — Ava L PD — Archie H PE — Arhlan M 1A — Rose G 1B — Tamsyn R 1B — Harlee S

4A — Alice N 4A — Jett O 4B — Patrick S 4B — Tamika H 4C — Campbell M 4C — Ruby H 4C — Misono H 5C — Liam H 6A — Taj C 6A — Ruby F 6B — Charlie C 6C— Archer S

1C — Charli M 1C—Victoria K 2B — Isabella G 2B — Xavier G 2C— Muqaddar D 2D — Brian M 2D — Emily T 3A — Jack P 3B — Jada P 3C — Gracie D 3C— Henry B

TERM DATES 2020

Term TWO 15th April to 26th June

Term THREE 13th July to 18th September

Term FOUR 5th October to 18th December

FRIDAY 8TH May — Do it For Dolly Day Friday 8th of May is Do it For Dolly Day. This year,

they hope the day will not only honour Dolly’s memory, but make sure those important

conversations continue around bullying and online safety, and how kindness and compassion can

change the outcome of a day. We encourage parents and carers to engage in these discussions with their

children.

More information is available at : https://dollysdream.org.au/

General information is available at: https://www.esmart.org.au/esmart-schools/

resources/

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