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PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
Stage 4 Restrictions continue
On Sunday, the Premier announced that Stage 4 Restrictions would remain in
place for some time yet.
Students will continue to work remotely for the rest of this term and the first
week of next term.
On October 12 2020 Prep, Year 1 and 2 students will return to school.
After that date all students are expected to attend school and no remote
learning will be provided.
No date has been set for the return of students in years 3 to 6 so
students will continue to work remotely or will receive hard copy packs.
As yet no other details have been provided but families will be updated as
soon as possible.
Onsite learning can only be provided to families of permitted
workers and vulnerable students.
When requesting supervision families are required to
supply their Permitted Workers Permit
complete the request form by 3:00pm Thursday of the week
before attending The form can be downloaded from the website.
Most staff will be working from home and will be attending on a roster
system.
Messages will continue to be delivered via
School website www.manorvaleps.vic.edu,au
Compass
SMS messaging
While hard packs will still be available it is important that students also
complete the check in online every day.
Staff News
Our music teacher Miranda Bell will be leaving us at the end of the term to
take up a position closer to home. Miss Bell has implemented and developed
the music program since 2017. During that time she has introduced choirs
and developed the school song, presented at assemblies and taken students to
perform in public. She has been a significant contributor to the Arts Festival,
has built up the music resources and introduced us to the ukulele. We thank
Miss Bell for all that she has done at Manorvale and wish her all the best for
the future.
MANORVALE PRIMARY
SCHOOL NEWS
Department of Education
and Training
UNIFORM SHOP
HOURS
Wednesday 2:45 - 3:15pm
Friday 8:45am - 9:15am
(Not open Term 3)
Please refer to our “Dates to
Remember“ section of the
newsletter.
Out of Hours School Care Camp Australia
Ph: 0405 428 328
PAYMENT OPTIONS
* Cash
* Eftpos
* Cheque
* BPay
PARENTING IDEAS
Sponsored by Parents’ Club
SCHOOL OFFICE
CONTACT DETAILS:
Phone:
9741 6300
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter 15
September 8th, 2020
SCHOOL MISSION
The school’s purpose is to
develop optimistic and
aspirational students who
have the academic and social
foundations to become
responsible citizens.
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Thursday Activity Day
On Thursday the teachers will not be online with students as they have a Professional Practice Day. Mr
Smith has put together a day of activities so that students can participate. They include Lego Masters,
magicians and a fitness program with Mr Saker.
Attendance
Student attendance continues to be monitored daily. Families will be receiving phone calls when students
have not been online and completing work.
Everyone should be answering the daily roll question.
The school is obliged to contact DHHS and/or Vic. Police when contact has not been
maintained and calls etc. have not been returned.
Prep/ Foundation Students 2021
Families who are intending to enrol a Prep student for next year should complete enrolment forms as
soon as possible and return them to the office.
Grade Placements 2021
Teachers spend considerable time making up grades for next year. Every effort is made to create a class
which is compatible and equitable based on the professional judgement and knowledge of the staff.
Consideration is given to
Social and emotional needs
Academic needs
Family and neighbourhood relationships
Parents who have concerns about the placement of their child should record these in
writing and address them to the Principal. In fairness to all, requests for particular teachers, the
gender and/or experience of the teacher will be considered last and may not be met. Parents who wish
to discuss these issues should make an appointment to see the Principal and/or Assistant Principals.
Students NOT Returning in 2021
Parents of students from Prep -5 who will not be returning to Manorvale next year are asked to inform
the school in writing. Please include the intended school placement for next year.
End of Term
It has been an incredible term with endless challenges but some great things have happened too.
Although staying positive is hard we can be grateful for the commitment of families, students and
teachers. We have seen some great learning from many students, regular display of students art work
and a massive improvement in all of our IT skills.
Please have a safe and restful holiday while we all continue to hold firm, to keep going and not undo all of
the achievements so far. Students return online on Monday, October 5th 2020 at 9:00am.
Helen Watson
Principal
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Online Art Exhibition
Dear Manorvale PS Community,
Welcome to our second 'P-2 Online Art Exhibition' showcasing wonderful artworks created by students in the second half of Term 3. Artworks were chosen for the effort that was demonstrated by students' work. The second '3-6 Online Art Exhibition' will be uploaded on the Specialist Art stream next Tuesday, and in the classroom streams. Thanks
Mrs Metzner Art Teacher
https://sway.office.com/jdhxD8nueiRSUYIC?ref=Link (right mouse click on the link, then select open hyperlink to view exhibition)
P-2 Students: Online Art Exhibition
sway.office.com
Breakfast Club News Breakfast Club food pick up will be available to Manorvale families this Thursday, 10th September 2020
between 11:30am and 12:30pm along the Cooroombong Street side of the school. Please bring your
own shopping bag/ box to collect some food items. This will continue while stocks last.
PREP SIOMOS
Luke and Charlie for writing creative
and detailed
explanations about how and why to
stay safe on and around the beach,
road and home.
3/4 KOCISKI Zoe for always being ready for her
Guided Reading sessions.
PREP PARR
Steeven for confidently applying a
variety of Decoding
strategies throughout his Guided
Reading sessions.
Mohammed for completing all his
assigned hard copy tasks remotely.
3/4 RUSSELL
Alexis for trying her very best to com-
plete her work and reading aloud with
excellent expression.
1/2 RIEKSTS
Delilah for explaining her learning
clearly on video. 3/4 COLE
Connor -for
completing all of his school work.
1/2 REARDON Haylie for the consistent effort she
has put in to improve her reading skills.
5/6 DAVIES Tyson for always being online for re-
mote learning.
1/2 ANDERSON Benjamin for retelling the story at his
first guided reading session on google
meet.
Ayasha for responding to
questions in the guided reading google
meet.
5/6 PULFORD Elliot for presenting
informative and creative information
reports.
1/2 FAIRCLOUGH Menelik for being aspiring by reading
his words carefully and at the right
pace.
Abdiraham for being aspiring by get-
ting 6,980 stars for frequent reading on
Raz Kids.
5/6 CRAIG
Taw Lo for attending the grade 5/6
“live” teaching sessions and submitting all
his work to Google
Classrooms every day.
3/4 TADIC Tyler and Rivalea
for being active participants in all guid-
ed reading sessions and
sharing their thoughts with the group.
5/6 MARTH Dean for being an active
participant in our Literature Circles and
small group teaching sessions and for
completing all of his work on time.
Logan for attending all live teaching
sessions, taking on feedback about his
learning and handing in all of his work on
time.
MS METZNER
ART
Laylah for her
outstanding effort and inspirational
artworks throughout Term 3.
Oskar for his outstanding 3D, animat-
ed, box sculpture.
MR SAKER
PE
Tristan for creating a
detailed design of an obstacle course,
displaying many movements and
challenges throughout his performance.
MR GIBLIN
LIBRARY/ICT
Ta Mee Maw Tay Lay and Eh Plah
for completing two excellent book re-
views with
illustrations.
SIGNORA
MAIORANA
LOTE
.
ON-SITE AND REMOTE LEARNERS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to the following students for being named as On-Site and Remote Learners
of the Week for this week.
The Focus For Term 3 Is RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, ASPIRING, CARING
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Drink Bottle Reminder:
All on-site students must bring a named and refillable drink bottle to school as students should not drink directly from drinking fountains at this time.
Manorvale Primary School
232-246 Greaves Street North
P.O. Box 591, Werribee. 3030
Principal: Helen Watson
Assistant Principal: Lily Ibrahim
Phone: 03 9741 6300 Fax: 03 9742 5703 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.manorvaleps.vic.edu.au
TERM DATES 2020 Term 1 28 January to 27 March Term 2 14 April to 26 June Term 3 13 July to 18 September Term 4 5 October to 18 December
SCHOOL HOURS 2020 Start 8.55 am Recess Play 11.00 am to 11.30 am Medication Bell 12.30 pm Lunch in rooms 1.30 pm to 1.40 pm Lunch Play 1.40 pm to 2.10 pm
REPORTING STUDENT ABSENCES To avoid receiving a phone call or a note/letter from the school when your child is absent please remember to contact the school using one of the following methods:
1. Contact the school by telephone on 9741 6300
2. Send an email to
[email protected] 3. Write a letter or note to the classroom
teacher explaining your child’s absence 4. Verbally inform the classroom teacher.
If families have not advised the school of a student absence, a text message will be sent at 1:00pm alerting the family. Families are expected to respond to the school with a reason for the absence as soon as
REMINDER:
For families coming on-site to collect hard copy packs or to receive extra support from teaching staff, please remember to wear a mask.
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Parenting Ideas
Wellbeing strategies for parents
WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH
by Michael Grose The coronavirus pandemic and its associated disruptions are beginning to take a toll on our mental health and wellbeing. You don’t need to look far in your community or social networks to identify a worrying trend of people experiencing a range of challenging emotions including mood swings, despair, anger, sullenness and lack of motivation. People who usually pride themselves on being able to manage most difficulties that come their way now find themselves suddenly unable to cope, leading to a profound sense of disappointment. A number of people have spoken about feeling guilty for being a less than perfect parent, partner, teacher, work colleague or friend during these times. This inability to cope is understandable. Our capacity to adapt to acutely stressful situations such as natural disasters has been severely depleted by the long-term nature of the pandemic. It’s common in situations of great uncertainty to feel exhausted and experience periods of burnout. Coupled with this is a sense of loss that many people feel – loss of connection to friends and family, loss of freedom and a loss of a way of life. There is no handbook for functioning in a pandemic however it’s apparent that we need to accept that our lives will be different for some time. It also helps to expect less of yourself, which is the opposite to how high-achievers and perfectionists ordinarily operate. Feeling comfortable with uncertainty takes some getting used to as most of us have an innate wish to feel in control. Daily wellbeing treats
Self-care is a proven remedy to most wellbeing ailments, but it’s ironic that for many of us our self-care activities have been restricted by the coronavirus. Coffee with friends, a massage or a visit to the gym and other such activities are out for many people. Howev-er, this doesn’t mean that we should neglect our mental health and wellbeing. Instead we need to look closer to home for our regular wellbeing treats. Things that help include reg-ular deep breathing to start the body’s relaxation response, practising moments of mind-fulness to shut down mental chatter, finding hidden exercise opportunities to promote mood-enhancing endorphins and spending time each day in calm-inducing green space.
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Resilience bank account
During my conversations one person described living in this era as “always feeling a little off balance, like standing in a dinghy in a rough sea and not knowing when the storm will pass.”
Our mental reserves are constantly been called upon, so it’s necessary to build regular practices into our lives that build our resilience. Hopefully, most of us had bulging resili-ence bank accounts before the pandemic hit but it’s never too late start. Attending to are-as such as sleep, good nutrition, regular exercise, relationship-building and self-care help keep our resilience buckets filled up.
Humans are adaptive and can get better at anything with practice, including living through a once in a century pandemic and all the changes it brings to our lives.
Michael Grose
Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educa-tors. He’s an award-winning speaker and the author of 12 books for parents including Spoonfed Generation, and the bestselling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It. Michael is a former teacher with 15 years experience, and has 30 years experience in parenting education. He also holds a Master of Educational Stud-ies from Monash University specialising in parenting education.
