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 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Dear Parents and Families Fete Update At the moment our tally has climbed to $72,100. A wonderful result. We are expecting more silent auction winners to arrive to collect their items and we are anticipating a few more requests for reimbursements to come in. So there will be another update on the tally next week.

Kitchen Garden Wow, the kitchen garden is looking terrific. Thank you to our parents, Wendy Savage, Fiona Love, Vanessa Fitzgerald, Angela Collins, Sarah Patterson and Victoria Beale for the time they have spent preparing the beds. Thank you to Bunnings Mentone for donating all the seedlings used to plant the beds as well as some great gardening equipment. The Year 4 students are enjoying both learning about the garden and maintaining it.

Day for Daniel Thank you to the student welfare team for planning the day, in particular Mrs Anna Redlich. Our teachers spent time with their students talking about safety awareness and strategies to use to address personal safety. We hope parents accessed the resources made available to them on our website to generate family discussions about this critical issue.

Bully Stoppers movie presentation at Dendy Cinema Friday October 30th Our Year 5 students and some Year 6 students, including our Friendship Ambassadors, went along to the Dendy on Friday to view the movies made by students from Beaumaris, Sandringham, Hampton and Brighton Beach Primary Schools. Through their movies, the students promoted strategies to recognise, manage and eliminate anti social behaviours. The session was facilitated by clinical psychologist and student wellbeing counsellor Andrew Fuller. Each movie focussed on friendship and the importance of bystanders becoming up-standers. A common theme through the movie prepared by each school was the power and impact of up–standers and the strong influence up-standers have on changing behaviours in others by demonstrating zero tolerance of bullying. Hooptime Good luck to our team of Year 5 and 6 students competing in the regional final tomorrow in Nunawading.

Not returning in 2015? Please let us know now. This information will be treated with confidentiality. Families are asked to let us

know now if they will not be returning in 2015. It is very helpful for our planning and much appreciated at this early stage. Sadly, as in all school communities, some families relocate at the end of the year. We will miss you and we wish you well.

Sheryl M. Skewes Neven Paleka Principal Assistant Principal

Issue: 34 5 November 2015 DIARY DATES

Please refer to term newsletters for more detail on year level important

dates: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au/page/110/

Term-Newsletters

SNACK SHACK Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Friday 6 November 5/6 Hooptime Regional Final Nunawading Stadium 8.15am

Monday 9 November 2016 Prep Transition 2pm-3.15pm

Tuesday 10 November Parent Club Meeting 9.05am staff room

Thursday 11 November Year 5/6 Lacrosse Competition

Thursday 12 November Toyworld Beaumaris Shopping Night

20% off to school families all day

Friday 13 November Year 3 Health Expo 8.45am—10.30am

Year 4 Excursion to Vic Market and Botanical Gardens 8.30am to 3.30pm

Parent Club Bush Dance Family Night 5.30pm

Friday 20 November Year 5 Bike Check Day

Year 6 MSAC Health Focus

Thursday 26 November Year 5 Expo 6pm to 7pm

Friday 27 November Subway Special Lunch Day BFAC Barefoot Bowls: 7pm

Monday 30 November Year 4 Bike Ed to start Year 5 Bike Ed to start

Tuesday 1 December Year 6 Expo 9.15am to 10.45am

Monday 7 December 2016 Prep Transition 2pm-3.15pm 2015/2016 Prep welcome Dinner

Venue TBC 7.30pm

Tuesday 8 December Year 5 Smart Start Program

Wednesday 9 December Whole School Carols Night 6-7pm

Thursday 10 December Year 4 Expo 8.30am—9.30am

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

The Snack Shack : Volunteers Needed We have several shifts needing filling for the remainder of the term at The Snack Shack. If your child uses the canteen, they will enjoy seeing you there! Please contact the office if you would like to help out on any of these dates: Monday 23rd November lunch (12.15pm to 2pm) Wednesday 25th November recess (10am to 11.15am) Friday 27th November lunch (12noon to 2pm) Monday 30th November lunch (12.15pm to 2pm) Friday 4th December recess (10am to 11.15am) The Snack Shack Update Term 4 has proven busier than ever and I am really very pleased to see our students taking advantage of the healthier options available on our menu. Curly apples and quartered oranges are very popular along with the freshly made sandwiches and rolls. Thank you to all students who are placing the correct recyclable rubbish into the canteen tub. Our Foundation and Art students are reaping the benefits with clean yoghurt tubs, lids and spoons, which make wonderful pots, wheels and even arms! Remember, only the items which are too sticky or messy are to go into the tub. All other rubbish is to be saved and sorted into the bins in your classroom. A huge thank you to the volunteers who continue to support The Snack Shack - remember it wouldn't be able to be open without you. If any parents or carers missed out on the roster this term, there are a few vacancies which are listed above. Due to popular demand, orange juice has been introduced this week. Thank you, Ellie Hilton.

BFAC: dads who care Well the fete for 2015 is over and we would love to thank the almost twenty dads who worked hard to make the snags and burger stall the most successful at this year's fete. We were very busy, especially when the neighbouring food stall left in the morning !! Everyone worked long shifts and then got together and relaxed afterwards. A good day for the school and for the dads. And a shout out to Steve Marshall who moved his family back from Perth just to be able to help out! We would like to sincerely thank the fete organising committee and the school staff for all the help and support to make things run smoothly. Barefoot Beaumaris Bowls The next event for BFAC is Barefoot Beaumaris Bowls Friday November 27. Entry is a whopping $5 with beers at bar prices. More details to follow. We know it is a busy time of year but hope to see lots of dads. Please pass this on to all dads as we are most welcoming for new members! Jeremy and Sean

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 Foundation

Last Friday we supported Day for Daniel - Keeping Kids Safe. The Preps have learned 3 key words - recognise, react and report any potential unsafe situations. We discussed all types of emergencies and ringing 000 if needed. Please make sure your child learns their home address and the mobile phone number of one parent or carer. The Preps have also learned that it is a really good idea to have a family password. On Monday the Preps enjoyed using all their creative skills to make a fascinator or head piece for the Melbourne Cup. During maths we had a phantom horse race where we placed horses from 1st to 21st. Then we went over to watch out Year 6 buddies walk down a catwalk for 'Fashions on the Field' as they had worked in teams of three to produce wonderful 'newspaper' Melbourne Cup outfits.

Year One

On Friday the 30th of October our school supported Daniel Morcombe Day. We spoke about safety and how to keep ourselves safe. The key things we spoke about were: Knowing the names of five adults to call if you ever feel unsafe. These five adults should be a mixture of males,

females, family that live with you, family that don’t live with you and non-family members Understanding the signs of your body when it feels unsafe. Funny tummy, sweaty palms, fast beating hard, crying,

wobbly knees and hair standing up on its end Recognising and understanding why rules in the home are there to keep us safe. Not touching a hot stove, only

swimming in the pool if our parents are home, etc.

On Friday all Year 1 students filled out a hand template and wrote their five adult’s names in the fingers, drew our body parts that help us know when we are feeling unsafe or not quite right and everyone wrote and drew a rule in their home that is there to keep them safe.

Year Two Last week Christiana from 2C competed in a Deaf Athletics Day in Doncaster. The participants were hearing impaired primary school students from all over Melbourne. Christiana had great success! She came second in the 100m sprint and third in the long jump. Her favourite event was the shot put. Christiana had a great day competing and meeting new friends. B.P.S is very proud of you Christiana!

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

Year Six

In Year 6 this week we are starting our ERP proposals, students will analyse and explain psychological, social, cultural and economic reasons for food choices. In maths we are exploring the use of brackets and order of operations to write number sentences. In literacy we are continuing to participate in Literature Circles for reading and focus on the reading comprehension strategy comparing and contrasting. Students will publish their final copy of their explanation text. Good luck to the students participating in Hoop Time regional finals.

Year Four Year 4 students had a fabulous morning last Friday out in the kitchen garden with Wendy (one of our parents) and Tania from Bunnings and who very generously donated dozens of seedlings for us to plant. All our garden beds are full now with beautiful seedlings, and they grew significantly over the weekend due to all the rain. Some of our very dedicated boys spent the entire session demonstrating great resilience and persistence to assemble our new tumbling composter, as you can see from the photos below. We are looking forward to spending time out there watering, weeding and caring for our edible plants. We are very grateful to Wendy for all the time she puts in to planning and preparing for our weekly sessions. Today we had our last yoga session with Vic at Sanctuary and we send out a big thanks to Vic as we have loved our sessions over the last 3 weeks. Tonight is the night – we need to be back at school at 5.45pm for our Year 4 Performance Night. We are super excited to be performing for our families and special friends. After the performance you can collect us from the shade cloth near the canteen. We hope you enjoy the show!

Year Three Year 3 Health Expo Dear parents and students of Year 3 at Beaumaris Primary School, This term our subject focus is Health. Each student is required to pick an area of health (social, emotional, physical, environmental or spiritual) and a strategy that supports and promotes healthy living. e.g. Physical health – first aid; Mental health – meditation. On Friday 13th November, students will run a clinic group twice, either independently or in a small group, with parents and special friends to promote how to implement their strategy and why it is important. They will present this information on an A3 poster or booklet as well. The Expo will start at 8:45am with a healthy breakfast, provided by the students themselves – this will be discussed at school prior to the expo. The first clinic group will begin at 9:15. At 9:45, a whistle will blow, indicating it will be time to change over and begin the next clinic group. The expo will conclude at 10:30. Preparation for this Expo will be our homework for the next two weeks.

Year Five

This week Year 5 have been examining the role of work in our society. We have explored different jobs for different people and investigated the role of paid and unpaid work. In maths the students have loved exploring and creating different pattern puzzles. They created patterns with fractions, decimals and whole numbers and in pairs, made up rules to record a sequence of at least six numbers to share with the class. Students are half way through their LDG novels and are enjoying their weekly reading, role preparation and rich discussions that include character analysis, making connections and exploring vocabulary.

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

Beaumaris Primary School - Coordinator Ash Bladen 4th November 2015 Dear Parents & Families I hope everyone enjoyed the Melbourne Cup and is feeling relaxed and ready to get back into the working week. Meet Our Staff: This Week Ash Bladen Ash Bladen is our services new coordinator. Ash has been in this industry close to three years and has a real passion for his job. Ash holds his current qualifications in Children Services and is also highly trained in First Aid Management, in addition Ash is also a Mentor Coordinator for the south region to help provide support to surrounding programs. Please feel free to drop by the OSHC room at anytime and ask him about the program here at Beaumaris. Booking your child for a fun filled day at before and after school care has never been easier. Visit www.campaustralia.com.au and register through the parent portal and with the child care rebate parents are eligible for 50% off of all out of pocket expenses up to $7,500 per child, per year. Remember parents that Beaumaris OSHC also now runs our very own holiday club, bookings are now open for parents so be sure to book your children in for some holiday club fun. Just a reminder for parents that if your child is absent from a session they are booked in to attend, please contact the OSHC service and inform them on the service mobile number which is 0452 247 837. Have a great week! The Camp Australia Team.