DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: beaumaris.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL AND ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Dear Parents and Families Beaumaris PS is a fantastic school for our students, teachers and parents. Welcome Mrs Goode Mrs Kim Goode was the successful applicant for the position to replace Mrs Kirti Krishnan. We congratulate Mrs Goode on her appointment to Year 2K and welcome her to our school community. Students: Minato Ku visitors Our visitors from Minato Ku arrived at 4.30pm on Tuesday afternoon. The friendly, kind words and welcoming smiles of our host families and Gall Sensei reassured the Japanese students and their teachers after their lengthy flight from Japan to Melbourne via Sydney. Yesterday our visitors again experienced the hospitality of our student group through a range of Japanese Australia Day events. Due to the superb organisation of Gall Sensei, Japanese Specialist Teacher, and Mrs Robyn Meehan, Office Administration, the visitors will have a wonderful stay. Teachers: state and interstate visitors tour our school Once again our teachers hosted visiting educators, thirty five in all, eager to learn about our pedagogy. Our school is well regarded in the broader education community. Our visitors observed our teachers working with their students followed by a Q and A session with a panel of teachers from across our school.

Parents: Magical Masquerade Sandy by the Bay Saturday August 16th Please put the date in your calendar and come along . Great company, great venue and a great night of fun. Tickets available at our front office.

BPS families randomly selected to complete the 2014 Parent Opinion Survey: Please return by Monday August 4th. Each year the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development requires all government schools to conduct a parent opinion survey of 15 per cent of the school community. Parents are randomly selected to participate and we use the information to support future school planning and improvement. The survey is designed to take no more than 20 minutes to complete and your feedback and opinions play an important role in making our school the best it can possibly be.

Issue: 22 24 July 2014

DIARY DATES

Friday 25 July Farewell ceremony with

Minato-Ku students 2-3.30pm

Tuesday 29 July Year 4 performance evening

Year 2 Excursion Melbourne Zoo Year 3 Bayside Library Visit

BFAC Trivia Quiz Night: Mentone Hotel 6pm

Thursday 31 July 9am: Gardening Club

Kids Teaching Kids Conference Year 3 Dental Visit

Friday 1 August 100 Days of Prep and

Prep Pyjama Day

Tuesday 5 August Year 3 Bayside Library Visit

Monday 11 to Thursday 14 August

Book Week Celebrations

Saturday 16 August Parent Club

Magical Masquerade

Monday 18 August House Athletics

(parent helpers needed please)

Tuesday 26 August Mathletics Parent Workshop

9.15am—10.30am

Tuesday 2 September Father’s Day Stall

Friday 5th September Father’s Footy Day Breakfast

Friday 19th September Last day of Term 3

2.30pm finish

DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: beaumaris.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au

Please be assured that your responses are completely confidential. If your family has been randomly selected to participate in the 2014 Parent Opinion Survey the survey has been posted to your home address today. We ask you to take the time to complete the survey as your opinions are important to us and will contribute to the future management and organisation of our school. Thank you While Mr Neven Paleka, Assistant Principal, was on Long Service Leave, Mrs Sarah Bracey, Mrs Louise Neave and Miss Catherine Churchward stepped in as Acting Assistant Principals. All have ensured our school continues to deliver strong student, parent and teacher support and communication. On a personal note I thank them for their professionalism and commitment to our school.

Sheryl M. Skewes Sarah Bracey Principal Acting Assistant Principal Sushi Lunch Day The Sushi Lunch was very popular and we served over 660 sushi rolls! Thank you to our super sushi helpers in the canteen Nadine McFadries, Cinnamon May, Donna Knowles, Ingeborg Pratt, Ellie Hilton, Alison Sparkman, Victoria Jones and Fiona Love. Jodie Stewart, Canteen Manager

BFAC Trivia Night The Beaumaris Fathers Activity Club is pulling together a team to take part in the Mentone Hotel Funky Bunch Trivia Night on Tuesday 29th July (starting at 6pm) for all the fathers of Beaumaris Primary school kids. ALL FATHERS AND GUARDIANS WELCOME! Please send an email to beaumaris.fathers@gmail.com if you’d like to attend. Entry is free. Meals and drinks at bar prices.

Garden Club The next session for our Garden Club has been rescheduled to Friday 1st August: 9am. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is provided by the Victorian Government to lower-income families to help with education-related costs.

If you have a child under 16, and you hold a valid Health Care Card, Pension Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible to receive the EMA. The allowance is paid in two instalments, one in March and one in August. The payment is intended to assist with education-related costs such as; uniforms, excursions, textbooks, and stationery. You can elect to have your EMA paid in one of the following ways: Paid by direct deposit (Electronic Funds Transfer) into your own nominated bank account; or Paid to the school to be held as credit which you can use towards education expenses; or Paid by cheque which will be posted to the school for collection. In 2014, the annual EMA amount per student is:

$200 for prep students (instalment one $140, instalment two $60). $150 for students in years 1 – 6 (instalment one $105, instalment two $45). $300 for year 7 students (instalment one $210, instalment two $90). $250 for students in year 8 – until age 16* (instalment one $175, instalment two $75). * A pro-rata amount is payable for students turning 16 in 2014. How to Apply: Contact the school office to obtain an EMA application form. Closing Date: You need to obtain an EMA application form* from the school office and return by 1 August 2014. Parents who received the first instalment EMA payment through this school don’t need to lodge another EMA application form to receive the second instalment payment. For more information about the EMA, visit http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/financial/Pages/default.aspx

DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: beaumaris.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au

Mathletics Workshop for Parents at Beaumaris Primary School To gain the greatest understanding of how Mathletics can benefit your child, we encourage you attend the Mathletics Parent Workshop being held at Beaumaris Primary School on the 26th August 2014. A Mathletics representative will present all aspects of the program to help you, as a parent, engage your child on Mathletics and for your child to therefore enjoy Maths and achieve outstanding results. Some topics which will be covered: Free Parent Access to your own Mathletics Parent Console to monitor results Curriculum Activities vs Live Mathletics Mathletics Workbooks Assessments, including NAPLAN styled assessments How homework tasks are set by teachers Support function within the program for students and parents Student engagement through earning weekly certificates, achieving Gold Bars and appearing on the Mathletics Hall of Fame

When: Tuesday 26th August, 2014 Time: 9.15am – 10.30am Where: Beaumaris Primary School - IT Centre Places are limited so please register to secure your spot. You can register here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/beaumaris-mathletics-workshop-for-parents-tickets-12361201687

Bayside District Girls Football The Bayside district Girls Football Program commenced with a round robin event at Peterson Reserve last Thursday. Teams play with fifteen players a side on a smaller than usual ground. The weather forecast was for rain, hail and strong winds and the players set off determined to play well. In most cases this was the first time playing AFL football and they very quickly became familiar with the tackling and the mud. Lots of mud on one particular ground and as it turned out we played 3 of our seven games there. These games required some long kicking and moving the muddy ball on quickly when it hit the ground. On the drier grounds the girls were impressive with other skills, such as high marking, clean ball handling, handpassing and great running. With four wins out of seven games we have qualified to play the next round at Dendy Park on the 31st July. Many thanks to the parents that braved the bracing breeze and cheered on our girls during a energy sapping day that showed the resilient nature of our students.

DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: beaumaris.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au

LEVEL LOW DOWN Prep

The Preps enjoyed their very first Japan/Australia Day yesterday. There were so many great costumes! We enjoyed seeing Wild Action (The zoo comes to you) again at the special morning assembly with some of our old friends Bumpy Stumpy the lizard and Cackles the Kookaburra. After recess the Preps explored a Japanese Ninja algorithm dance, Japanese Yen and Australian dollars as well as learning the words to Advance Australia Fair. The Japanese Taiko drumming at the end of the day made us all want to dance! A very big thank you to Gall Sensei for organising another exciting day for us. Arigatou Gall Sensei!

Year One What an exciting week we’ve had in Year One. Japanese Australia Day was the highlight of

our week. We were so proud to sing ‘Waltzing Matilda’ to our Japanese visitors as well as the

entire school community. We’ve been practising really hard. We did a few special activities to celebrate

the day. In 1OD’s room we made “Japanese Lanterns” that the Japanese people use in a special

festival called ‘Bon Festival’. In 1R’s room we made Japanese “Coy Fish Kites” to celebrate Children’s

Day and in 1GP’s room we drew traditional “Aboriginal Dot Drawings”. We’d love to thank

Sensei Gall for organising Japanese Australia Day. We learnt a lot about Japan and Australia

plus it was so much fun!

Year Two

The Year 2 students were all dressed up and ready for a brilliant Japanese/Australia Day! They participated in some really fun activities. Karaoke The children learnt that karaoke began in Japan about 30 years ago in a small town called Kobe. They also learnt that the word karaoke means ‘empty orchestra’. They had a great time singing their favourite tunes like ‘Que Sera’, ‘Let It Go’ and ‘Happy’. “In my opinion this was the best activity! I loved singing ‘Let It Go’!” Savannah 2C “Karaoke is really popular in Japan. I loved using the microphone to sing. Archie 2M

Sumo Wrestling The children learnt all about Sumo Wrestling with Miss Cooper! “Sumo Wrestling was so funny to watch!” Ella 2K “We learnt how a Sumo wrestler gets so big! They eat a lot of bad food!” Skye 2L

Aboriginal Dot Painting Before the children started painting they went out into the yard to find a stick to use instead of a paintbrush. They carefully painted boomerangs and strips of paper. “We only used white, black, orange and red paint. They are the Aboriginal colours” Caitlyn 2C “I really enjoyed using the sticks because you could make really small dots and patterns” Jasmine 2L “It’s not easy to paint animals in dots!” Sofia N 2M

Year Four

DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: beaumaris.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au

Meanwhile in Year 4, students have been travelling back in time to immerse themselves in the history of music and dance. Be there next Tuesday (29th July) at 6pm for parents of students in 4P and 4M and 7pm for parents of students in 4F and 4B to see everything they’ve learned. Yesterday students also celebrated Japanese and Australian culture by participating in a number of traditional activities. They were seen hurling gum boots, creating indigenous Australian art and singing karaoke like there was no-one watching. What a fantastic day! Over the last couple of weeks students have also been practising many athletic events for the big day (Monday 18th August). Mark the date down in your calendar because the carnival cannot happen without lots of parent assistance.

Year Five Origami cameras and cranes, Aussie beach culture and Nipper’s games, and aboriginal inspired dot painting were just a few of the activities our students enjoyed during Japan-Australia day on Wednesday. Congratulations to everyone for making the effort to come dressed up and get involved in the spirit of sharing our school with our Minato-Ku visitors. We’ve all laughed out loud viewing Michael Rosen’s animated poetry and responded thoughtfully to Shel Silverstein’s ‘Listen To the Mustn’ts’. We are all realising the power of poetry – its ability to awaken the senses, connect us to others, and lead us to think, as required by its use of the language of metaphor. We also launched our subject focus Economics and all Year 5 students attended StartSmart – an engaging and fun workshop to equip students with the confidence and competence to make smart decisions about money. We learned about how each student has the potential to earn through chores, neighbourhood jobs, selling and trading, and small businesses. Students also explored the importance of saving goals and how this supports us to make more informed spending decisions.

Year Six Konnichiwa. We have enjoyed our experiences with the visiting Japanese students and they have had great fun introducing themselves and showing us where they live using Google maps. Students participated in rotations involving cooking and Aussie phrases and slang. Next week our students will be attending a performance of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Mentone Girls’ Grammar School.

Year Three So far this term, Year 3’s have revised and modified our Classroom Norms, written individual

term goals and discussed personal interests which will be further explored throughout the

Educational Research Project (ERP) process.

Our focus in Numeracy at the moment is multiplication and we have been very busy learning our

times tables and the strategies and mathematical thinking involved in this process.

3AH are extremely happy to have a lovely new student in their grade ‘Aye Chaiyakham’. Aye has

moved here from Thailand and has settled in well. Welcome to Beaumaris Primary School Aye!

These are the Classroom Norms of 3AH

DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: beaumaris.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au

FROM OUR PARENT CLUB…….

Masquerade Raffle Just over three weeks to go until the Magical Masquerade social event of the year at Beaumaris Primary school! Thank you to the amazing families who have returned raffle tickets so far, to those of you yet to return your tickets please have them back by the 8th of August. There are spare books at the office for those who want to purchase more tickets. REMEMBER you have to be in it to WIN it, this is your chance to win an amazing prize and support your school. Scholastic Book Club Issue 5 catalogues are due back to school next Friday 1st August. Please remember we can't accept cash. Please pay by cheque or credit card. Please contact Ness Newell if you have any questions. 0424 329008 lochnessmonst71@hotmail.com Book Week On Monday 11th August the Parent Club have organised for a couple of authors – adult and children’s to come to the school and present to the parents their experience in the literary world. Coffee will be able to be ordered for this morning from Casa Dolce. Please see further details for this in the coming week. Father’s Day Stall A new event for our calendar will be the Father’s Day stall. Thank you to Ness Newell for co-ordinating an expression of interest amongst the families for this event. Ness will be co-ordinating this event on the day on behalf of Parent Club. More information to follow in the coming weeks. Cake Stall Co-ordinator needed Each year as part of our fundraising effort for the school we hold a cake stall at the Concourse. This year our date for this event is Saturday 11 October. If there are any families available to co-ordinate this event for this year, could you please contact either Fiona Love or Dawn Lazzaro from Parent Club. IGA Swipe Tags The school will again be actively promoting our local IGA store in the Concourse through the use of swipe key tags. Every 1%

of your total shopping bill will be added to a school account when you shop at IGA. Once we reach $500 we will be inviting

IGA to come and present a cheque to the school. Key tags can be collected from the office if you don’t already have one and

information with a key tag will be sent to all families that are new to the school this year in the coming week.

DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: beaumaris.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au